Emma's POV
"Alex," I nervously stuttered.
"Leave Alex out of this! Don't utter his name with your filthy mouth. You claim to be their mate, yet you engaged in such a disgusting act with someone else. Despicable! I always knew you were a dirty piece of rag…"
"Shut up," I whispered through gritted teeth.
"Pardon me? What did you just say?" she menacingly asked. I refuse to let her insult me any longer.
"I said shut the hell up!" I angrily yelled. She looked at me in disbelief before glaring at me.
"Listen to me, you dumb…"
"No, you listen to me," I interrupted, staring at her with anger. "You have been speaking for years, and I've done nothing but listen. Now, I will speak, and you will listen. I've had enough of your insults, your bullying, and constantly belittling me. You think you're better than everyone else just because you were born rich and privileged. You are arrogant, stuck-up, rude, and a spoiled little brat. Do you think the world revolves around you?" I scoffed. "Newsflash, it doesn't!" I snapped at her.
She huffed heavily, her face red with anger.
"This is between the boys and me. We don't need a third party," I firmly stated, glancing toward the boys who were still watching the video. I snatched the phone from their hands and deleted it.
"Deleting the video won't change who you are," Hailey sneered, but I ignored her. Something doesn't feel right. It was clearly a setup, but who recorded us and sent it to the boys?
"How did Hailey get this video?" I asked the boys, glancing toward her.
"Don't try to blame her for your disgraceful act. We all have the video. It was sent to us anonymously," Julian replied. Hailey smiled smugly at me.
"This is clearly a setup. Can't you all see that?" I asked, growing frustrated.
"Why is everything so complicated with you? People are constantly trying to set you up and mistreat you. Are you that naive to fall into every trap?" Philip asked, enraged.
I looked at them in disbelief. Were they really the boys I fell for? I thought they said they were willing to do anything for me, yet they wouldn't even believe my words.
"Philip, I almost got r… raped," I stammered, swallowing the bitter taste in my throat. The thought of that actually happening sent shivers down my spine.
"It was not my fault that I was kidnapped. I… I was so scared. I tried to fight him off, but he was too strong for me. Believe me, I really tried. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I would never knowingly cheat on you," I pleaded, tears streaming down my cheeks as I recalled the events of the previous day.
"You can check my phone if you don't believe me. I've been receiving death threats for the past three days. I'm sure it was the same person. He asked me to leave this pack, or he would kill me. I will show you," I wiped the tears from my eyes. I retrieved my phone from my backpack and, with trembling hands, opened my inbox.
"W… where is it?" I anxiously stammered, searching for my phone. But I found nothing. Everything had been deleted. My face fell.
"What? Can't find your little evidence?" Hailey taunted.
"I'm sure he deleted it. You can ask John; he knows about this. I was going to his place when I got kidnapped," I said, entirely ignoring Hailey.
"How are we sure you didn't tell John to lie to us? If you've really been getting threatened, why didn't you tell us?" Julian uttered.
"It was my mistake. I thought it was the kids at school playing pranks on me as usual. I didn't mean to disturb your preparation for exams. But, I was going to tell you everything yesterday before I got kidnapped. Believe me. What reason would I have to lie?" I inquired.
"You tell us. You might have done it because you got caught in the act," Philip replied. Alexander was still sitting without uttering a word.
"I just told you, boys, I almost got raped by the person that has been sending me death threats and this is all you have to say?" I whispered, feeling broken and helpless.
"We were wrong about you, Emma. We thought you were different, but you are just like other girls, you are even much worse than them," Julian spat bitterly.
"If you were in love with someone else, why didn't you just say so? Were you putting up with us all this while because of our power?" Philip asked. I nodded my head repeatedly, trying to stop the tears from falling down my cheeks.
"To think we were going to introduce you to our parents. We accepted you regardless of what everybody thought, and this is how you are going to repay us?"
"No, please believe me. I'm not lying," I begged, my body shaking from sobs. Alexander stood up from the chair.
"You didn't do this willingly, right?" he asked calmly, and I nodded, feeling hopeful that he at least believed me.
"You were drugged and almost raped," he said.
"Yes, I was," I replied. He nodded slightly.
"Instead of going back and forth about if you are lying or not, I already called the doctor here and if you were really drugged or if there's any sign of struggling in your body, he will find out," he said. I smiled, nodding my head in agreement.
"Why are you going through all this trouble for a liar like her? You already saw the undeniable evidence," Hailey said in disbelief. The doorbell suddenly rang and Alexander went to get it.
"Do come in, doctor," Alexander said, and the doctor walked in. He greeted and nobody responded. He seemed to have noticed the tension in the air, so he stood quietly in a corner. Alexander walked towards me.
"Remember what we discussed yesterday? I believe you wouldn't break your promise. I'm giving you a chance to prove us and this video wrong. You had better be telling the truth," he said seriously.
"I'm not lying," I stated confidently. He moved out of the way and I went to sit on the chair with the doctor. He asked me some questions, which I answered truthfully. He took some of my blood for sampling. We all waited in silence for a while before he came back.
"I tested her blood and there was no trace of any drugs," he deadpanned. I sprang up from the chair.
"That can't be true. Test it again, you might have made a mistake," I said anxiously.
"I tested it three times just to be certain," he replied.
"Test it again," I ordered.
"Thank you for coming to the doctor, you may leave now," Alexander said. The doctor nodded and left. Alexander closed the door behind him and pocketed his hands with his back turned towards us.
"He made a mistake. I'm completely sure of what I'm saying. Why can't you just believe me?" I muttered.
"Believe you? When the evidence is right in front of everybody. You can't even prove your innocence, and you expect us to believe you. We might have had feelings for you, but that does not make us fools," Julian said, pacing around the room angrily.
"Alex, you believe me, right? Explain to them that I am not lying. I'm telling the truth,” I said, walking towards him. Hailey sat on the chair with a smile on her face and sipped a glass of orange juice. She was the least of my worries. Watching the boys gazing at me like I was a stranger broke my heart in ways I didn't think were possible. This was even worse than that day at prom. This was what I had always feared. I had fallen for them too deeply now.
"You lied to me," he whispered with a chuckle. He turned around angrily, and I stepped away from him, afraid. His eyes were flickering from blue to a golden hue.
"I told you I hated liars the most. I told you I hated being lied to, and you promised me you would never lie to me. But, what did you do!" he growled dangerously.
"Alex, calm down and listen to me. It's still me, Emma, I never lied. You all said you wanted to spend the rest of your lives with me, remember? You said you would do anything for me. You love me," I whispered.
"No, you are nothing but a good-for-nothing, worthless liar. Of all the things you could do to us, you chose to sleep with another person. You just could not wait to show the whor* side of you, could you?" Julian growled. I glanced at them all with tears in my eyes. It felt like I couldn't breathe.
"Get out. We don't want to ever see your face again. Leave this house right now," Philip muttered calmly.
"No, you are just angry. You don't mean it...,"
"Get out!" Alexander growled loudly. My trembling legs gave up and I fell on the floor a crying mess.
