Not-so-final Goodbyes

Isabel's POV

While I walked out of Kaiden's study, I couldn't simply stop the huge grin that covered my lips.

Well it was more of a sinister one so you could say that it was more of a smirk.

Kaiden could very well be so predictable sometimes. Even with the efforts he made to maintain a stoic demeanor, I could see the cracks in his façade.

He was quite irritated to say the least, and it amused me to no end.

He might have been the alpha prince, but I knew how to push his buttons.

After all, he was my best friend. And hopefully, my mate in time to come.

I knew this because I was very sure that soon he would become bored of that clumsy, weak and ugly bitch.

I knew it, and I knew him just the way I knew the back of my hands. I giggled a bit.

I made my way through the pack house and headed straight for the garden. I knew where I would find Lilian.

That weak and stupid wolf was always skulking about, doing menial tasks like the good little servant she was.

It was almost too easy to find her. I laughed out loud. And it suited her quite alright.

Maybe she was a servant in her past few lives.

Sure enough, there she was, crouched down and picking up things from the floor.

I looked harder and saw that they were wild apples.

The sight made me laugh out loud the more as I approached the silly girl.

"Well, well, well, look who’s doing the job of a servant," I called out as I clapped my hand.

Lilian glanced up at me, I saw that her expression was neutral.

She was too fond of doing that to me, keeping a calm and neutral expression on her face.

"Isabel," she said to me simply and continued her task without as much as missing a beat.

I sauntered over to her as I bent over so she could hear me properly.

"You know, Lilian, I've got good news for you, oh well a temporary good news, see I’m leaving for some time," I said to her and watched her closely for any reaction.

"But don't worry, I’ll be back. And I bet by then, you would have become Kaiden’s little slave." I said and snickered. That was a good one.


She paused what she was doing and looked up at me with those calm, annoying and infuriatingly serene eyes.

"Good luck on your journey," she fucking said so quietly that it made me want to drag at her long strands.

But I chose to laugh it all out. I wouldn't want to have to bother Kaiden with a fight I was having with this....low life.

"I would not even be needing luck, my darling," I sneered. "I’ll be back soon enough to continue tormenting you.

Seriously, do you really think you could stand a chance with Kaiden? You’re not his type. You’re nothing but a low life, a nobody." I told her.


Lilian didn’t respond, she just went back to picking apples. Her silence irritated me.

How dare she ignore me?

"Do you even understand what that means? I pressed on in a very harsh tone that could make one cry. You were born unlucky, and you’ll remain unlucky and miserable for the rest of your boring life.

Kaiden will never see you as anything more than a tool. You’re beneath him, beneath all of us." I sneered and I made sure I said so in her ears so she would hear me properly and loudly.


Finally, she stood up straight and faced me. She still remained calm.

"Is there anything else you’d like to say to me, Isabel?" She asked and I searched her eyes.

She was doing a good job at keeping it all locked in, I gotta say. I would naturally have snapped and grabbed her hair if she were treating me that way.

But then what could I say? It was in her nature to keep quiet and receive all the insults there were.

I was probably sure she must have learnt the hard way, she was weak and unable to stand up for herself, so why not, bring on all of the insults and shits.


But still her composed demeanor grated so much on my nerves.

"You think you’re so above it all, don’t you?" I went on. I wanted to give her enough that would last for the duration that I would be gone.

I wanted her to wallow in these words until whenever I would be back. " So noble and self-sacrificing.

Well, let me tell you something, Lilian. Your calmness is so pathetic. It doesn’t make you strong; it makes you a fool." I told her.

"I’m quite sorry and I apologize if that is the way you feel," she said softly. "But I still wish you a safe trip to where you are headed to." She said to me.

Her politeness was beginning to become unbearable and getting on my nerves, it was so infuriating.

"Save your pity, Lilian. I don’t need it," I snapped. "Just remember, I’ll be back. And I will make sure you know your place." I told her, it was marked as a warning.

With that, I turned on my heel and stormed off. I could feel my blood boiling.

Lilian’s calmness, her quiet defiance—it all made me want to scream. I had wanted to get her riled up but ended up being the one who got riled up.

Was that some sort of magical power she possessed? She might have fooled Kaiden for now, but I would make sure he saw her for what she truly was: a stupid girl who would never rise above her station. I thought.

As I walked away, I got more and more angry.

Why did her silence bother me so much? Why did I care that she didn’t react the way I wanted? Shaking off the thoughts, I reminded myself that it didn’t matter, none of it did.

Lilian was nothing, and I would ensure she stayed that way, as nothing to me, to Kaiden and to the entire Blue Moon pack.


I headed back to my room to pack. London would indeed be a welcome distraction, but I couldn't wait to return again. Tormenting Lilian was too much fun to leave for long, and I wasn’t done with her yet. Not by a very loooong shot.