He smiled faintly. "Your life was already heading exactly where I wanted it and to be honest that is all I care about." A chill crawled down my spine. "What does that mean?" He slowly turned to face me. "It means none of this happened by chance." His expression remained almost pleasant. "Yes, I arranged Miranda's marriage to Elias." My breath caught. "What?" "W-why?" I asked, still dazed. He took his time answering. "It is all part of my plan.” I shook my head, refusing to believe. "I don't believe you." "You should." His voice remained calm. "I've been pulling the strings behind your little Alpha drama from the very beginning." I could barely breathe as more images flashed through my mind. "No..." I whispered. "Why?" His eyes met mine. "For you." I frowned. "What?" "You wer

