Chapter15: Choosing The Lie

Maya My body froze at Maximus's words, my heartbeats quickening, and my palms becoming sweaty. What should I do? I've never lied, not once—it's a choice I had made because that's what my father taught me. If I lied now, it wouldn't just break a part of me, but it would also bind me to these monsters for as long as they planned to torment me. On the other hand, if I told the truth, there might be a slim chance to escape this living nightmare, right? Or maybe not. My mother would likely intervene and override Alaric's decision. No matter what, I'd remain trapped in this pack, and as long as I stayed here, the Sterling Twins would always have power over me. My sole hope had rested on finding my mate, but last night, I lost that too. So… What would I gain by telling the truth? Practically nothing, and possibly something worse, because my mother might marry me off to one of the widowed Alphas out there. They could turn out to be far more brutal than the Alphas the moon goddess had cursed me