Chapter 38
ARIELLE’S POV
I curled up into a ball, hiding under the bleachers as tears streamed down my face. The hurt and sadness that had been welling up inside me were too much to bear. Alisha’s words kept echoing in my mind, reminding me of how alone I was. Since the brothers had announced me as their mate I felt a sense of reassurance, of hope, knowing that the bullying would stop.
But Alisha had snapped me back to reality.
Just as I was wiping my tears away, I heard a voice call out my name. “Arielle?” It was Derek’s voice. I froze, not wanting him or the other brothers to see me like this. I quickly wiped away the tears from my cheeks and looked up, trying to put on a brave face.
That’s when I noticed that the brothers were all standing in front of me, looking worried. Enzo had
