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.

had agreed and since then I only meet her for her physical training even then Alistair or someone is always

she’s become closed

it was

can call it that. It will just be

families and the high court. But

would have to act

something that

wife fears you… I wasn’t

marriage, but we should at least show we had an

in the mirror, fixing

collar of my shirt.

absolutely

holding

help me into it. Somehow,

the

surprised when I said I had chosen him

me to take an advisor

she is comfortable around Alistair, he’s

it wasn’t for me knowing for certain that

I did, he would be

she ready?” I ask, fastening

buttons on my

grows as

looks as

do handsome.”

glare before turning away. “Then tell her to come

her know that we

like a couple?”

did… but maybe if the prince

off when my

as I glare at him

mirror.

not know exactly what happened or what terms we

was clear. I

right now, knowing we are about to face all the people in power… I realise it may have been

hurries off and I frown,

my jacket.

why I even agreed

I had to, if I wanted to prove

who she is. I’ll scope out Evangeline’s competition today. Ragnar would be taking

That made the contestants stand at

and I looked to

heart thuds in

her to

she look

says,

dress around her.

She isn’t looking at me though, her gaze on the

off-shoulder blood-red

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