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 I only meet her for her physical training even then Alistair or someone is always there. She’s improving, but at the same time, I feel

she’s become closed

and it was for the

of our wedding if you can call it that. It will

the high

would have to act like

that is rather

wife fears you…

to take a woman through an arranged marriage, but

look in the mirror, fixing the

collar of my shirt.

look absolutely

says, holding out

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

now held the title of our

said I had chosen him to help Evangeline

offered me to take an advisor of

I refused. Plus, she is comfortable around Alistair,

wasn’t for me knowing for certain that he didn’t see her in

I did, he

she ready?” I ask, fastening

on my

grows as he

and she looks as

do handsome.”

away. “Then tell her

know that we

like a couple?”

maybe if the prince

off

red as I glare at him through

mirror.

happened or what terms

us was clear. I

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

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

my jacket.

I

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

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

and I

step out. My heart thuds in my

her

she look

Alistair says, spreading

dress around her.

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

an off-shoulder blood-red

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