#Chapter 9 – The Long Game

Olivia's POV Mia’s statement dropped like a bomb. Amelia’s fake tears vanished, her shock plain as she blinked in confusion. But it was Aiden’s reaction that caught me off guard. His face darkened, and before I could react, he grabbed my wrist, dragging me down the hall. “What is Mia talking about?” Aiden’s voice was thick with disbelief as he pulled me into a more secluded corner. “You’re mating my brother Ethan?” I yanked my arm free, glaring at him. Of course he’d be shocked. Aiden said he wanted me to be there, waiting in the background; the mistress hopelessly in love while he played house with Amelia. I could feel his confusion. Aiden couldn’t wrap his mind around the idea that I would still defy him by choosing someone else. Especially Ethan, the eternal bachelor. “You’ve always loved me,” he continued, his voice lower now, almost accusing. “How could you be selling yourself to him? To Ethan? That outcast? He was kicked out of his pack by his own father!” “At