Fabian's POV We walked to Peyton's room and knocked on the door. My heart was thundering. I truly wanted to know what was wrong with Rhianna. I didn't want anyone to hurt her. When Theo came back with her, I was ready to be her hero and save her, but then I realized she came here to the castle with him willingly. The only option I had was... staying away and pining for her from a distance, heart breaking everytime I saw her with Theodore, looking so in love. While Forrest was angry, I was sad. I just couldn't imagine how she was his mate, and how the feelings we had for her was not something more meaningful. I knocked on Peyton's door, and a woman opened the door. I had seen her around in the castle, but she was definitely not Anne. She looked nervous and twitchy. I had a feeling something was absolutely wrong. What was going on here? "Something bad. Your brother is a manipulative twat, and you know that. It is your fault to have trusted that he was anything but a jerk to Rhianna

Rhianna's POV "Feel what?" I asked, completely confused by what he was saying. "He is your fated mate and he has marked and claimed you, and now your bond is sealed and your souls are connected. When he makes love to someone else..." I scoffed. What Theo did was not making love. He sighed as if he understood me. "...you will feel it, feel the pain of the betrayal. It will hurt your heart, it will feel like you are being repeatedly punched in your soul. You will feel like you are dying," he said in a voice that sounded so desperate. Why did I not feel anything when Theo cheated on me? Did he do something to hide it? I wondered if his deception ran deeper than I initially thought, if his cruelty had started the moment he met me? But why me? What did I do to deserve this? Did he choose me because he thought I would be easy enough to kick and then calm me down? "No. I didn't even feel a pinch of it. I found out he was cheating only because I was trying to surprise him like a fuc

Rhianna's POVHe was so f*cking smug. I hated this man like I had never hated anything or anyone in my life. Not even Louisa or the bullies. He was the biggest f*cking bully ever.I stared at Theodore, my eyes full of fire."Stop looking like you want to kill me, Rhianna. You can't. Now, put a smile on and come be pretty. That is the only good thing about you - your beauty. Hmm... and you do know what you do in bed," he said with a leer as he studied me up and down. The dress was as beautiful as it was revealing and when he looked at me, I felt dirty. "Now, let's go say hi to the Alphas, and Lunas, okay. Be a good girl, Rhianna. If you want your friend to live, you will be a good girl." Every word coming out of him was patronizing, demeaning.The more he talked, the more I wanted to defy him, deny him of his demands.I hissed.My anger simmered beneath the surface like a smoldering ember, intense and consuming. The betrayal had ignited a fiery rage within me, and every fiber of my bei