An Enemy Called Mate

ZIVA

Obviously, it’s fake! I was a fool. Now, how do I return this without being caught or termed as a thief?

I paced around the room, thinking of what to do. Perhaps I should confess to Alpha Xander?

No, no, the humiliation is too much to bear. Or… I should cook up a lie… No, he won’t believe me.

Goodness, I will be regarded as a thief forever!

I heard a creak from the door. I turned and saw Anji at the doorway. Hastily, I approached her and let her in before trembling like a jellyfish.

“Anji,” I sobbed, “I’m doomed.”

I cried in her arms and caught her rolling her eyes. She huffed, “Is this still about Alpha Xander’s mate?”

“No, it’s something awful,” I cried and moved away from the embrace. I glanced at my arms with teary eyes, as I continued, “I committed a crime. Now, I will be beheaded.”

“Beheaded by who? Will you stop beating around the bush?” Anji scolded, like a mother would do to her child.

I had no other option than to confess because I innocently needed a solution.

“I stole the Crystal Moon because of the deal I had with Alpha Darwin,” My voice croaked, as I gulped the forming lump in my throat. “But the Crystal Moon is fake. Alpha Xander found out already, and he ordered his Beta to behead the thief, me!”

Anji’s jaw dropped. She proceeded by smacking her forehead and shaking her head.

“I knew you would cause a mess,” She sighed.

“I knew you had a plan!” A feminine voice spoke.

Huh? Who said that?

I and Anji turned to the door. To my utmost surprise, it was Rose! My heart pounded repeatedly, and I almost fainted because of her presence.

Anji sprang to her feet instantly, while Rose approached me. She faced me with a smirk and uttered, “I knew you were here for your selfish gains. But I was patiently waiting for you to confess.”

“How long have you been eavesdropping?” I stammered.

An evil chuckle let out from Rose’s lips. “I was not eavesdropping. I was recording your confession to Anji which will serve as evidence that you are nothing but a sly witch.”

She emphasized the sly witch and my heart sank. Now, she has a piece of evidence against me. An evidence to behead me and ruin the plans of saving my mother. A shiver ran down my spine at the thoughts.

Suddenly, Anji interfered with a bold tone, “Lady Ziva does not believe you. Pfft, I’m certain that this is a plan to frighten her.”

Rose hissed, turning to Anji with a venomous glare, “You poor rat, don’t you dare interfere.”

Rose curled her lips into a smirk, and faced Anji, “Perhaps you and your so-called Ziva should be beheaded.”

“No. Please don’t include her in this mess,” I pleaded, pressing my palms together.

“Oh, so now you can beg?” Rose spoke with a taunting tone. She turned to me, and then she pressed her first finger to my shoulder, spitting out,

“Earlier, you were acting like a bold freak, what happened to that confidence, huh?”

“Please just spare Anji. She was not aware of this,” I begged.

Rose narrowed her eyes in response. She sat on my bed, and comfortably crossed her legs.

“Just in case, you two doubt my statements. Here is the recording,” Rose voiced out.

She raised her phone and played a video, a recorded video of me and Anji. It was the exact moment of my confession. Certainly, everyone will believe that the video is real.

Anji extended her hands, attempting to snatch Rose’s phone. But Rose was quick to withdraw her hand before Anji could reach the phone.

Clicking her tongue, Rose shook her head and smiled, “You two should not even think of destroying this clip. I’ve sent it to a couple of friends, and just one mess-up from any of you, I’m sending it to Xander instantly.”

Hold on, does that mean that she won’t send the video to Alpha Xander now?

I cleared my throat, “What do you want then? You don’t seem interested in sending the video to Alpha Xander right away.”

“Exactly!” Rose exclaimed, snapping her fingers at once. She turned to Anji and stared at her with disgust written on her face.

“First, I want this thing out of this room,” Rose said in an authoritative tone.

“Please do what she says,” I begged Anji. Just then, Anji turned around and she stormed out of the room.

After the door was shut behind her, I glanced back at Rose who had her eyes on Anji’s retreating figure all along.

She turned to me, and chuckled, “You know, as soon as I saw you, I knew you were trouble. But, I didn’t know that you would be this useful.”

“What do you want from me?” I replied.

“Just a few, petty things. Once you do it, I will keep my mouth shut and have the video deleted,” Rose responded.

She turned her head and gazed at me, meanwhile, I could not trust her. She seemed sneaky and cunning, more like someone who could backstab me.

“You have to trust me. You are the one who created this mess, and you are the one who is willing to fix it.”

“Alright, alright,” I uttered. “I trust you, Rose. Just delete the video once it’s over.”

“Sure, I will,” Rose nodded. She glanced at something behind me. I turned back and followed her gaze. Then, I realized that she was staring at my purse which had the fake Crystal Moon in it.

“What do you intend to do with that? It’s fake, remember?” She asked, with raised eyebrows.

I shrugged my shoulder and confessed, “I don’t know-”

She cut in, “Bonus, I will help you. I will take care of it, while you stick to doing what I want.”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Wow, she’s being helpful for a mere, petty thing? Hmph, I doubt that.

Rose took the purse and waved goodbye. Then, she left my room with a wide smile plastered on her face.

To be honest, I wonder what she intends to do with the fake Crystal Moon and what she wants me to do.