The-Wrong-Bride-Ares--Raven’s-story-(Maura,-Catharina)_bibis

be me, Raven. Not only will you eventually lose Ares… you lost me, too. I hope your marriage to him
is worth it, because it’ll cost you everything.”
I bite down on my lip in an effort to control my emotions. “Where did you get that ring?”
She grins. “Like I said… I will always be the one he wants. He’ll never let you have anything
that’s mine. Not for long, anyway.”
“Ares gave it to you?”
She nods. “He did. I told him I wanted my ring back, so he said he’d get you a new one. We spent
so much time picking our rings out together… I can’t imagine how hard it must’ve been for him to see
it on your finger. I didn’t think he’d give it to me so easily, you know? I thought he’d be angry and
spiteful, but he’s just the same Ares I’ve always known and loved. He’d never deny me anything, even
if he has to take it away from his supposed wife. But then again… you already know that, don’t you?
You know better than anyone else that he loves me with all he’s got. After a love like that, how much
could possibly be left? How could anyone else ever measure up?”
She rises to her feet and throws me a hard look. “I will never forgive you for what you did,
Raven. You might think things are going well with Ares, and that you made the right choice in doing
what you did… but mark my words. You’ll regret marrying him one day, and he will come back to
me. He always does.”
I bite down on my lip harshly as she walks out of my office, leaving her venom sinking deep into
my soul, poisoning every shred of hope I’ve held onto.