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 there. She’s improving, but at

she’s become closed off.

and it was for the

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

families and the

we would have to

something that

fears you… I wasn’t

marriage, but we

look in the

collar of my shirt.

absolutely

says, holding

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

the title of

I had chosen him to help Evangeline and

to take an advisor of

refused. Plus, she is comfortable

and if it wasn’t for

did, he

I

buttons on my

as he

is, and she looks as beautiful as

do handsome.”

glare before turning away. “Then

we are to at least

like a couple?”

did… but maybe if

He trails off when my

I glare

mirror.

may not know exactly what happened or what terms we were on,

us was

are about to face

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

my jacket.

don’t know why I even

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

and 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 oaths with his chosen Luna today alongside us. Both of

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 anyone not to

approaching came and I looked to the

Evangeline step out. My heart thuds in my chest as I stare

her to look

look

Alistair says,

dress around her.

at me though, her gaze

off-shoulder blood-red

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