Freeing Starr✔️

Chapter 26 ~ Good Choice

My body moved before I could even register what was happening.

I quickly rolled off of the bed to avoid the claws that were aiming at my throat, managing to narrowly evade death.

A cold shiver ran down my spine as I landed on the floor with an oomph and quickly scrambled to stand.

Nadia's face that was usually covered with a smile was twisted with malice as her glowing eyes narrowed in on my sorry figure.

My wide eyes stared at her in disbelief as I brought a hand up to cup my throat.

"What the heck was that!?" I hissed at her, my heart stuttering in fear.

Frustration flashed in her eyes as she growled, "why can't you just die!?"

"What? Why do you want to kill me!?"

Her lips curled as she sneered in ridicule, "Do I look stupid to you? You're trying to get rid of me."

"I'm just trying to help!"

"By sending me out to die! We both know how hard it is for a wolf to survive without a pack much less a pregnant one and you want me to just leave? Just like that?"

I frowned, "You're the one who said you wanted to leave. I really was only trying to help."

She stalked towards me in anger and swung her claws towards my face. I quickly evaded and placed my arms out to calm her.

"Nadia, I don't want to hurt you."

"Bullshit! You're so pathetic I'm surprised you even consider yourself an Alpha. Even I'm stronger than you are," she cursed, swinging out a leg that struck my midsection, causing me to stumble back and knock into the dresser.

I winced at the crash but had no time to think as her claws came aiming at my throat again. I put up a hand to deflect them, wincing as my skin tore open but quickly healed after.

"Nadia, stop!" I shouted, feeling my wolf anxiously pacing at the back of my mind, growling at me to let her out.

My eyes began to flash as I struggled to control myself and avoid giving into the anger that was beginning to build in my chest. I did nothing wrong. Why was I being targeted?

"Stop? You want me to stop? You think I'd just shut up and roll over when another woman comes and tries to steal my mate away from me? You think I'm that easy? Zion only wants you because of your fucking bloodline! What do you think will happen if he heard that his soulmate, who's an omega killed his choice mate, who's an Alpha? He'd fucking love me more!"

I grabbed hold of her leg as it swung towards me and exerted a bit of strength to swing her against the wall.

Dust and debris flew as a crash was heard and the wall began to cover in cracks.

I grabbed a hold of my head as my wolf got louder and tried pushing herself forward. My chest was burning and my nails lengthened and began itching to feel blood dripping off them.

I felt hurt, shock, anger and betrayed as I placed some distance between Nadia and I.

"You're doing all of this to gain Zion's approval? Were you ever truly planning to leave?"

Nadia growled and clutched her stomach as she got up, wiping the blood that trickled down the corner of her lip, "I was planning to leave him at first but then I thought why should I? If anything, you're the one who's supposed to leave. You don't belong. This pack wasn't made for you, Zion wasn't made for you. When are you going to see that?"

My heart trembled.

She was right.

Of course she was right. I was the third party in their relationship. I didn't belong...