Bella: Secretly compelling Ryder to do what I wanted by fooling Fae into thinking he was on her side was my only shot at getting rid of her. The first thing I did at the rising of the sun was pray to the moon goddess, hoping my plan would go smoothly, because that was the only way I could exist in peace with my mates at the school. As I sat at the cafe table with Hazel beside me, I stared at Ryder and Fae, who were a few tables away, and watched her put her hands all over him. “You have barely touched your food, and it’s bothering me. You all are mates, but he is an asshole, and you have two against one,” Hazel said. I forced a smile, picked at my meat, and then looked up again as I took a bite. ‘How long will this take? I am losing my patience with her, and I want her off my body.’ I

