36. Regret

ZEDKIEL.

Over a week later.

That night, I messed up.

For a fleeting moment, I saw her relax and rather than run from me, she had

embraced our closeness. Until I fucked it

all up and ripped through her flesh. I don’t remember what exactly happened. I just know that the urge to taste her blood consumed me and I had bitten into her.

Then I remember her torn flesh and

blood dripping down her breast as she stood across the bathroom.

But it was the look in her eyes that got to

The fear… the fear of the beast before her.

The same fear I see in the eyes of

everyone else…

I found her screaming on the bathroom

floor and then she had lost

consciousness, probably due to the blood

loss. I wonder how much I had drunk and

although I hated it; it rejuvenated me like

none other ever could and I wanted more.

So much fucking more and I know I can’t.

I had carried her to the bed and bandaged

her up before I had wiped her clean, hoping she’d be ok.

When she awoke the following morning,

her words still replayed in my mind as

she stared ahead, refusing to look at me.

“I will help you win this tournament, but I need you to promise me that you will stay away from me.” There was no fear or worry in her voice. It was emotionless

and hard…

Like always, I fucked it all up.

then Alistair or

she’s become closed off.

rest, and it was for the

can call it that. It

the high

that we would have to act like

that is

your wife fears

a woman through an arranged marriage, but we

look in the

collar of my shirt.

absolutely handsome,

holding out

say nothing, as I allow him to help me into it. Somehow, he had become someone

held the title of

surprised when I said I had chosen

take an advisor of

but I refused. Plus, she is comfortable around Alistair, he’s

it wasn’t for

did, he would be dead by

I

on my black

smile grows as he admires me,

she looks as

do handsome.”

cast him a frosty glare before turning away. “Then tell her to come

know that we are

like a couple?”

maybe

He trails off when

red as I glare at him through

mirror.

may not know exactly what happened or what terms

between us was clear. I

we barely talked but right now, knowing we are about to face all the people in power… I

I’ll go get her.” He hurries off and I frown, fixing the

my jacket.

why I even agreed

had to, if I wanted to prove

had married her just two days ago. I didn’t attend, nor do I care who she is. I’ll scope out Evangeline’s competition today. Ragnar would be taking his oaths with

look to be the case with just four of us, as well as the other Alphas’ sons. That made the contestants stand at eight. Two were still to marry, but they were going to

approaching came and I looked to the door of the

heart thuds in

expecting her

she look

says, spreading

dress around her.

She isn’t looking at me though, her

an off-shoulder blood-red

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