Chapter 134

Morning of D-Day Rita's POV I almost got caught yesterday on the new packlands. Alex arrived at the fire scene way too quickly. He left men behind to investigate and search for any trace of evidence. But there won’t be any, I was careful. I wore gloves. I used a large glass jar filled with gasoline and stuffed a scarf into it. I chose the biggest jar I could find so the fire would burn for as long as possible. I placed it right in the middle of the delivery and lit the soaked scarf. I needed to buy Vera time, to get Wade to accept her. The plan was simple. She was supposed to get him to mark and mate her while he was delirious. I thought everything was going smoothly. But when I got back home last night, I found out what had happened. Maya stopped her. Vera’s locked up now. And with that, the chance of her taking the fall instead of me has only gotten stronger. I can’t stay here at Red Crescent anymore. If Ashton finds out I orchestrated all of this, he’ll kill me. I wanted him, yes, b