Chapter 43: Who Did It
Hailee’s POV
The second my eyes landed on the screen... my breath caught. There on the screen was a video posted anonymously in our Pack’s Facebook group. I stared at the screen, heart pounding so hard I could barely breathe. The caption read: "Guess the new whore in town." It was blurry... but clear enough to know it was me and Callum. In his living room. Half-dressed... touching and kissing.
"Oh my God..." I whispered. My whole body trembled. Lila touched my arm gently. "Hailee..." But I couldn’t hear her. The room started spinning. My legs felt weak. My lungs refused to work properly. Lila quickly grabbed the phone from my hand, whispering softly, "It’s going to be okay... It’s going to be okay..." But nothing she said worked. Nothing could undo what had just happened.
My phone buzzed on the bed beside me. Callum was calling. His name flashed over and over on the screen. Again and again. But I didn’t pick up. I couldn’t. I didn’t even want to hear his voice.
"Hailee," Lila said again, rubbing my back. "You’re not alone, okay? We’ll get through this. Together." I nodded slowly, but I was frozen. Numb.
Then... my phone rang again. But this time—it was Peter. My hands were shaking as I picked it up. I pressed it to my ear.
"What the hell were you thinking?!" Peter’s voice exploded on the other end. "You’re making out with someone in the open like that? And now the whole damn pack has seen it?!" I didn’t say a word. I just stayed quiet, frowning. He sighed heavily on the other end. "Look... the video has been taken down."
My eyes widened. "What...?"
"The file’s corrupted now," he continued. "I handled it. Even if someone downloaded it, it won’t play. It’s been destroyed."
A heavy breath escaped my chest. Some part of me relaxed, even if just a little.
"But..." I whispered, "people already saw it, Peter. It’s already out there."