My Cheating Mate (Emma and Jeremy) novel Chapter 116

Chapter 116

“In exchange for what? Adding to my already massive debt to you?”

“No. In exchange for Dr. Chen’s cooperation in feeding false intelligence back to the fissaters.” His eyes gleamed. “Think about it. Right now, the hunters think their spy is still active. They’ll be planning their next attack Based on information she provides. If we control that information, we control their strategy.”

It was brilliant and terrifying. “You want to turn her. Use her against them.”

“Exactly. We extract her family, guarantee their safety, and Dr. Chen becomes our double agent. She feeds the hunters whatever intelligence we want them to have.” He paused. “Of course, this requires her cooperation. And trust that she won’t betray us again.”

“How can we trust her after this?”

“We can’t. But we can leverage her family’s safety. As long as we’re protecting them and the hunters aren’t, her loyalty shifts to us.” He tapped the folder. “Jeremy, executed traitors are simple. Turned traitors are valuable. Which do you need more right now?”

I wanted simple. Wanted justice. Wanted to execute Dr. Chen for what she’d done to my family.

But Lord Castellan was right. A turned spy was more valuable than a dead traitor.

“If we do this—if I agree to this–what happens to Dr. Chen after? Once the hunter threat is neutralized?”

“That’s up to you. Exile. Execution. Life imprisonment. Whatever pack justice demands.” He stood. “But that decision comes later. Right now, we have an opportunity to use this betrayal against our enemies.”

“I need to talk to Emma. And my father. This isn’t just my decision.“,

“Agreed. But Jeremy, time is critical. The hunters will expect contact from Dr. Chen soon. If she goes silent, they’ll know we’ve discovered her.”

“How long do I have?”

“Twenty–four hours. Maybe less.” He moved toward the door. “Think carefully. Leadership isn’t about what feels just. It’s about what serves your pack best.”

After he left, I sat alone in the study, staring at the folder. Our therapist. The woman who’d guided Emma and me through our

darkest times, who’d helped us rebuild trust, who’d seen us at our most vulnerable.

A traitor. Feeding information to hunters who wanted us dead.

The betrayal hurt in a way I hadn’t expected. We’d trusted her. Emma especially had opened up to her, shared fears and pain and

hopes.

And Dr. Chen had weaponized all of it.

I returned to our room to find Emma awake, nursing Grace. She looked up as I entered, immediately reading my expression.

“What’s wrong?”

I sat beside her on the bed. “They found the spy.”

“Who?” Her voice was tight. “Jeremy, who betrayed us?”

“Dr. Chen.”

The color drained from Emma’s face. “No. That’s–it can’t be Dr. Chen. She’s helped us so much. She-“Tears filled her eyes. Jeremy, I told her everything. Every fear, every vulnerability. I trusted her completely.”

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Emma listened in silence, her expression hardening with each word.

“You’re actually considering this?” she asked when I finished. “Considering letting her live?”

“I’m considering using her betrayal against our enemies. There’s a difference.”

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“She doesn’t deserve mercy. Doesn’t deserve a chance at redemption.” Emma adjusted Grace carefully, “Jeremy, she betrayed us. Betrayed the pack. People died today because of information she provided.

“I know. But Emma, executed traitors give us satisfaction. Turned traitors give us tactical advantage.” I took her fiand. “I’m not saying we forgive her. I’m saying we use her. And after the hunter threat is neutralized, pack justice takes its course **

“Meaning execution anyway. Just delayed.”

“Most likely, yes. Unless ” I paused. “Unless you want something different. She was your therapist. If anyone has the right to decide her fate, it’s you.”

Emma looked down at Grace, who’d finished nursing and was making sleepy sounds. “I want her to suffer. I want her to know what it feels like to have everything she loves threatened. To live in fear like she made us live in fear.”

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