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.

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

become

the rest, and it was for

you can call it

and the high

we would have

that is

wife fears you… I wasn’t

arranged marriage, but we should at least show we had

look in the mirror,

collar of my shirt.

look absolutely

says, holding

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

held the

I had chosen him to help Evangeline

me to take an

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

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

did, he would

I ask, fastening

on my black

grows as he admires

and she looks

do handsome.”

before turning away. “Then tell her to come

we

like a couple?”

maybe

off

red as I glare

mirror.

know exactly what happened or what terms

us was

are about to face all

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

my jacket.

I even

if I wanted to prove that I deserve that crown. Alcazer

care who she is. I’ll scope out Evangeline’s competition today. Ragnar would be taking his oaths with his chosen Luna today alongside us. Both of my brothers had selected their women at the ball. I knew both were of Alpha

That made the contestants stand at

footsteps approaching came and I looked

out. My heart thuds in my

her to

she look utterly

Alistair says,

dress around her.

did. She isn’t looking at me though, her

an off-shoulder

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