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.

even then Alistair or someone is

she’s become closed

and it was

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

and the high court.

would have

that

your wife fears you… I

to take a woman through an arranged marriage, but we should at least show we had an

the mirror, fixing the

collar of my shirt.

look absolutely handsome,

holding out

him to help me into it. Somehow, he had

now held the title of our

been surprised when I said I had chosen him to

to take

I refused. Plus, she

who receives her smiles these days and if it wasn’t for

he would be dead

ready?” I ask, fastening

buttons on my black

as he admires me,

looks as

do handsome.”

a frosty glare before turning away. “Then tell her to come out.

we are to

like a couple?”

did… but maybe if the prince

off when

glare at him

mirror.

exactly what happened or what terms

us was clear.

face all the people in power… I realise

He hurries off and I frown, fixing the cuff

my jacket.

know why I even agreed

to prove that I deserve

Luna too 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

Dad had hoped that the rest of 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 they were going to get married soon. It should be pretty easy, but I didn’t trust anyone not to try to sabotage the

and I looked to the

heart thuds in my chest

expecting her to

she look

Alistair says,

dress around her.

looking at me though, her gaze

an off-shoulder blood-red

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