Chapter 26

Bella “No, this can’t be, he’s mine, Father!” I screamed, shoving the table aside, the glass and cutlery clattering to the floor. My eyes were locked on the headline: “Future Alpha of Silver Crest Pack with His Mate.” And there he was—Osborne—hand in hand with a woman. Not just any woman, but someone so beneath me she wasn’t even worthy of walking the same ground I walked on. How could he stoop so low? To choose a girl like her? I can't believe he chose this fatty over me. My makeup was ruined by now, smudged with angry tears. The moment I heard he had attended Alex’s mating ceremony with his so-called mate, I had stormed straight to my father’s study. One glance at me and at the paper in my hand, and he already knew why I had come. “Calm down, Bella,” my father said, his tone gentle as he patted my shoulder. “You are my most prized possession. You must take care of yourself.” “But Father, I can’t let him marry that woman! Osborne belongs to me—he always has. And what about the be