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 someone is always

become

and it was for

is, today was the day of our wedding if you can call it that. It will just

families and the high court. But

that we would have to act like

that

your wife fears you…

take a woman through an arranged marriage, but we

look in the mirror, fixing the

collar of my shirt.

look absolutely

says, holding

I allow him to help me

held the title of our

been surprised when I said I had chosen him to

offered me to take an

I refused. Plus, she is

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

I did, he would

ready?” I ask, fastening

on

smile grows as

looks as

do handsome.”

before turning away. “Then

know that we are to

like a couple?”

but maybe if

trails off

red as I glare

mirror.

or what terms we were

was

we are about to face

He hurries off and I

my jacket.

know why I

I had to, if I wanted to prove that

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

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 married soon. It should be pretty easy, but I didn’t trust

came and I looked to the door of the

Evangeline step out. My heart thuds in my chest

her to

she look utterly ravishing

Alistair says, spreading

dress around her.

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

an off-shoulder blood-red

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