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.

agreed and since then I only meet her for her physical training even then Alistair or someone is always there. She’s improving, but

become closed

and it was

if you can call

the high

have to act

that is

fears

marriage, but we should at least show

in the mirror,

collar of my shirt.

look absolutely handsome,

says, holding out my

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

the title

when I said I had chosen him to help

take an advisor of

Plus, she is comfortable around

if it wasn’t for me knowing for certain that he

that I did, he would be

I ask,

buttons on my

grows as

and she looks

do handsome.”

turning away. “Then tell her to

we are

like a couple?”

maybe if the prince

trails off when

as I glare

mirror.

may not know exactly what happened or

between us was

we are about to face all the people in power… I realise it may have been a

I’ll go get her.” He hurries off

my jacket.

I even

I had to, if I wanted to prove that

scope out Evangeline’s competition today. Ragnar would be taking his oaths with his chosen Luna today alongside us. Both of my brothers

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

of footsteps approaching came and I looked to the door of the

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

her to

look

says, spreading

dress around her.

did. She isn’t looking at me

off-shoulder

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