Fated To Three, And I Broke Them All

Chapter 46: 46-Mine

Gigi:

"What do you mean he has someone else in his life?" I replied wearily to Rochelle.

She sounded ridiculous.

She didn’t understand that if there were anyone in Jaguar’s life, I would know immediately.

Jaguar would tell me. He told me everything.

I even knew how many women he’d slept with over the past year.

His life was under my control.

And even if he wanted out, he wouldn’t be able to escape it.

The moment he took a step outside the boundaries, I’d pull him right back in.

The circle I had drawn around those brothers was small and tight.

No one entered it without my permission, and none of the brothers left it without my approval.

"Okay, Gigi, I need to give you a reality check, or you’ll keep living in the dark."

She made my eyebrows scrunch.

"But he’s a grown man, and he’s an Alpha King. Even when he makes you think he tells you everything, he still keeps things from you."

As expected, Rochelle immediately tried to belittle me.

I’d been noticing it for a while.

She was getting irritated, and every now and then, her mask slipped.

It made me wonder how she’d behave if she ever got her hands on Jaguar.

"Okay, Rochelle, thanks for the reality check. Do you have an example to support it? Something more realistic than your assumptions? Because your assumptions are usually wrong."

I threw it back at her in the same sassy tone.

"Actually, when he was dropping me off, he slipped and called me someone else’s name."

The moment she said that, I let out a laugh.

"Rochelle, he’s not your man. You need to calm down. He works with a lot of women. He could’ve been thinking about work."

I was in the middle of explaining just how ridiculous she sounded when she said a single name.

"Verity."

I stopped filing my nails and stared at the empty wall.

"What?" I asked softly.

"He called me Verity. And guess what? He didn’t even realize it. He didn’t try to correct himself either."

Her voice was monotone. freewebnøvel.com

The name alone was enough to send cold shivers down my spine.

Probably hers too.

"Rochelle, did you hear it right? Did he really say Verity?" I asked, clenching my fists and not even caring that my nails hadn’t dried yet.

"I heard it pretty clearly," she responded firmly, standing her ground.

"Well, then we have a problem," I hissed, smiling through clenched teeth.

"Exactly," she replied.

After that, I came up with a plan.

I brought up Verity and asked Rochelle a few more questions about Jaguar.

The more she spoke, the drier my throat became.

I was beginning to realize that Jaguar had the nerve to hide all of this from me.

But why?

And what the fuck was Verity doing with him?

Did she really think that an omega like her could take the place of a Luna Queen?

That she could stand beside me and become part of the family?

Part of the royal family, no less?

I told Rochelle what she needed to know, but I also realized I needed to tighten my grip on Jaguar.

After she hung up, I went after Verity.

I had to keep an eye on her now and see how she interacted with everyone around her.

I didn’t know what she was trying to do.

Had she become so impressed with my life that she’d decided to show up and secure one of the royal brothers for herself?

Maybe.

Looking at her and the way she had sculpted her body, it wasn’t hard to see why people were drawn to her.

And I suspected she knew it too.

Little did she know, I was there to ruin her plans.

She didn’t belong with Jaguar.

She was a poor woman from a poor background, burdened by a past that would never leave her.

After all, she was the sister of a bastard.

And a woman-beater.

When I entered Ragnar’s office, I found Verity sitting at her desk, working with her glasses on.

She didn’t look up at me, though I took a moment to study her before making my way to Ragnar’s desk.

"What are you doing here, love?" Ragnar asked, a faint smile playing on his lips.

I approached him, keeping my eyes on Verity.

Standing behind his chair, I leaned down and ran my hands from his shoulders to his arms before planting a kiss on his cheek.

My gaze remained fixed on Verity.

She didn’t look up from her screen.

"Babe, I was thinking about planning a vacation with you," I said.

As I started to pull away, I noticed Ragnar holding onto my hand.

He didn’t seem eager to let me go either.

"Sure. I was thinking about it myself. It’s been a while since we’ve gone anywhere together."

Ragnar stood and pulled me back toward him.

I giggled as I landed against his chest.

His arms wrapped around my waist, drawing me closer.

"Where do you want to go?" he asked, his eyes scanning my face affectionately.

"You plan it first," I insisted, pouting at him.

We’d argued about it last time.

Well, argued was probably the wrong word.

I had pouted and cried a little, even though what I’d really wanted to do was scream.

I wanted him to plan something himself.

I knew he always had a good time with me.

He smiled more when he was around me than he did with most people.

But I had to act as though everything was fine because I wasn’t about to let Verity see even the slightest hint of sadness.

"Okay, I’ll let you know," I said, purring like a kitten.

Then I realized I couldn’t leave Jaguar and Theodore alone.

So I turned back to Ragnar.

"How about this?" I asked.

As I spoke, I lightly touched his belt.

I knew he didn’t like public displays of affection, but he was letting me get away with it because he didn’t want to embarrass me.

"We all go as a family."

The moment the words left my mouth, my attention shifted.

I lowered my gaze to the paperweight on Ragnar’s desk while sneaking a glance at Verity.

Her eyes were still fixed on the screen.

She was listening.

"Really?" Ragnar asked, clearly confused. "You want to use this opportunity to go with my family?"