Chapter 103 103
Danica’s POV
I didn’t react physically at first. Not because I didn’t hear what Elsa said, but because I was scared that it would be the truth.
I was scared that if I look at Anabel’s face right now, all I would see there is guilt.
I was scared that I wouldn't find an expected confusion written all over her face just as it was written all over my head right now. And that’s exactly why I remained rooted to a spot, my heart thumping so loud, I feared everyone in this hall would hear it.
I didn’t even realize how hard I was fisting my hands, pretending to be expressionless as Elsa continued explaining how my supposed friend ordered her to replace my sterilized surgical equipment with infected ones.
I didn't want to believe it, but the minute I felt a familiar hand wrap around my fist, I knew the truth I didn't want to accept would hurt more than I could have ever imagined because she was still right there, staring everywhere else except at me with zero regret in her eyes.
“Just breathe, Danica” Bianca murmured, her voice tense yet soothing, because this was probably also hard for her to accept but she was here, trying to make me feel a little less hurt.
“Breathe? I'm breathing Bee. I am” I responded, my voice falling below a whisper.
“You're not… breathing. I think you're about to burst into a fit of tears right now, Dani” she muttered and I blinked back the heaviness that pooled in my eyes. “She's not worth your tears, do you hear me? No friend of yours that makes you cry is worth your tears” she continued and I nodded once, twice, finally unfisting my hand in hers.
“I'm sure she didn't do it… she couldn't have done it deliberately, right? There's probably a mix up somewhere. Why would she do that to me?” I muttered desperately, my voice so low that even Bianca was probably straining to hear me.
“She did it because you're special and she's jealous of that?” Bianca muttered, her tone giving off her own confusion as well.
Two guards dragged her off before I could even summon the courage to ask her to her face, if any of what Elsa said was true, and if it was, why would she do that to me? I would ask if our friendship was ever real, or if this was her plan from the start. Befriend me and then hurt me in the most brutal way possible.
She succeeded if that was the plan from the get-go. She's succeeded in hurting me beyond repair and even then I couldn't bear to listen to the stray whispers of those that kept judging her.
“Do you deny the charges Elsa had just pinned on you, Anabel?” Alexander asked and she shook her head immediately.
“I do not!” She responded and Alexander scoffed.
“I hate to repeat myself, and you know that Anabel. Do you deny the charges Elsa just pinned on you? And please be informed, whatever response you give will be tested by the Alpha's command for everyone in this hall to listen to your lies or truth.
“Do you admit to the listed crimes?” Alexander asked, almost yawning in utter boredom.
“I… I do. I admit to it.” She muttered after a long silence and I felt my knees buckle beneath me.
“You did it alone, single-handedly, out of spite?” Alexander asked and she bit her lips, before nodding.
“I did,” she muttered. “Everything was all me. And I did it to spite Danica” she muttered and Bianca scoffed loudly beside me, almost barging to the execution ground to give her a taste of her own medicine. But I stopped her, even though I was barely holding myself back.
“Tell me why you would do something like that to someone you called your friend!” Alexander muttered sternly, his tone thicker, murderous.
Everyone went silent, except Anabel whose lips began spilling all the smug truth she thought she had in perfect seal and control.
Truth that was meant to burn. In a hard way. Because she had it all wrong and it was too late to clear misunderstandings or make peace.
The deed has been made, the damage has been done.
“She cheated with my mate and Joey provided proof of them together. She… she suggested getting rid of the untalented doctor that's meant to bring the Pack's clinic into chaos…” she trailed off as Alexander's cold laugh pierced the air.
“You keep surprising me so many times within the span of a few minutes, Anabel. First, you betrayed a friend and you don't even look guilty about it. Second, you claim it's for the good of the Pack, and you're saying it so confidently… one would think you're the Pack's Alpha” he said and she immediately shook her head, her neck hanging low since she must have figured the game Alexander was trying to play. Because, one more wrong word could tag her as the Gamma princess that committed high treason forever.
“I wouldn't dare…” she quickly muttered as if it could change anything.
“If I understand what you just said, you're saying you didn't do this alone… right? You had a partner in crime? Joey Grayson?” Alexander asked and she nodded too quickly.
“Where's the proof of Joey being involved in any of these?” He asked again but she shook her head and that irritated the hell out of Alexander.
He hated getting non-vocal responses and that is exactly what she's been doing.
“Do I have to cut off your tongue and feed them off to the fishes of the sea before you make an attempt to speak while I ask you a question?” He thundered and I could have sworn that I felt the chills down to my bones.
“I… I have no proof, Alpha” she muttered and Bianca’s hand tightened reassuringly against mine.
I faced her with uncertainty clouding my eyes and she gave me an understanding smile.
“She got it all wrong, Bee. She did all that over a misunderstanding that could be cleared within seconds! Why would I ever want to mess around with a man that called me a stain to his entirety? I tried so hard to avoid him, I even threatened to make him pay dearly if he ever made my friend cry… but now…” I trailed off, gasping as Bianca caught a single drop of tears between her fingers.
I blinked them back desperately. She doesn't even feel guilty for doing something so despicable, and why should I ever cry over someone like that?