Betrayed By Fate

Chapter 57 | "I love you..."

He was what made her life worth living what made her choices worth it...what made her long wait worth every second.

Everything blurs around her, her body heavy with fear.

Jake, he was standing right in front of her eyes, why does she still have the feeling she will lose everything?

Him included.

"Arian...I thought I lost you" his words just a hazy wind brushing past her clouded mind. He was approaching her with a smile.

"Don't come near me...you will..." the words left her mouth without her will.

NO! NO!....

It...is too late.

Jenn stood beside a shaking Arian, she furrowed her brows at the fear-stricken sight of Arian. Shouldn't she be overjoyed to see him?

A sharp intake was taken by Arian as she stepped in front of Jenn before she could register what has happened she felt a hand roughly pushing her back. The immense strength used sent her flying back into Zaire's chest. "Go, and Zaire...I kept my promise" Arian whispered.

Jenn's eyes clouded in confusion, Jake was standing behind Arian, they were facing each other, Arian's back towards her.

Arian's hands were hanging motionless on her sides not attempting to wrap her arms around her mate. She just tilted her back to Jenn and Zaire repeating her words "Go, and don't look back" Jenn felt her shock-wide eyes catching tears as blood slipped down the corner of Arian's mouth.

Just then Jenn noticed the silver knife spearing Arian's stomach.

And Jake the one who held it.

"ARIAN!" Jenn screamed with tears of horror striking her face.

"DAMMIT JUST F*CKING GO OR I WILL KILL YOU BOTH!" Arian screamed at her, her gaze fixed on her mate who pierced her stomach with a silver knife.

"Listen to her" a new voice spoke behind the curtain of trees, she was ready to kill this man for what he did to her, how he helped Liam with his revenge

"I could just kill you but you have a pack to take care of--" Francis pointed at Zaire while leaning on a tree, then shifted his finger to point at Jenn "and killing you would mean killing 2 people"

"Arian is the one I need to make her show herself, you two are useless to me...unless you want to enjoy the little show with me" he winked at Zaire and Jenn, his hand playing with an ancient looking dagger, the blade adorned with old Latin words.

Arian gritted her teeth and pushed Jake back, the knife was pulled out of her lower stomach as his grip was tight around it.

She turned her back to Jake, with dark narrowed eyes she faced the two, "Go or I will kill you" she spat out the blood in her mouth.

Jenn's cheeks were stained in tears, her lips parted as sobs escaped her "I...am s-sorry" she stretched her hand out to her but Zaire held her back, if Arian hadn't stepped in front of Jenn, she would be in Arian's place.

Zaire's mind paced trying to find a solution with the little information he has, but the strong presence of Francis made him realize long ago that there is no way out of this alive unless he wants it.

"Ouch, you heard the lady" Francis smiled and snipped fingers. Arian's eyes widen to see her friends disappear right in front of her.

She was about to turn around but Jake was a step ahead of her and rammed the knife into her again, the blade dangerously close to Arian's lower spine. Arian groaned at the sudden piercing pain, blood now staining the back of her clothes.