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.

even then Alistair or someone is always there. She’s improving, but at

become

the rest, and it was for the

the day of our wedding if you can call it that. It will just be a short ceremony in front

the high court.

we would have to act like

that

wife fears you… I

take a woman through an arranged marriage, but we should at least

the mirror,

collar of my shirt.

absolutely handsome,

holding

him to help me into it. Somehow, he had become someone who was

the title of

surprised when I said I had chosen

me to take an

but I refused. Plus, she is comfortable around

one who receives her smiles these days and if it wasn’t for me knowing for certain that he didn’t see her

did, he

ready?” I ask,

buttons on

grows as he admires me,

and she looks as

do handsome.”

frosty glare before turning away.

her know that we

like a couple?”

maybe if the prince

trails off when my

as I glare at him

mirror.

may not know exactly what happened or what terms

was clear. I

to face all the

get her.” He hurries off

my jacket.

don’t know why I

if I wanted to prove that I deserve

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 his chosen

had hoped that the rest of his sons would also compete, it didn’t 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 get

I looked to the door of the

see Evangeline step out. My heart thuds in

her to look

she look utterly ravishing

Alistair says,

dress around her.

looking at me though, her gaze

off-shoulder blood-red

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