Chapter-86. The veil

[Raven]

"Where have you been all this time? I thought you left," I addressed Nyssa, walking towards the entrance of the council hall with Asher.

Asher entered the hall while I stayed back with Nyssa.

She glared at me. "What kind of boyfriend are you? Your girlfriend was missing for over an hour and you didn't even care to stalk her? What if I was kidnapped or something bad happened to me? We are in a political war zone, after all." I narrowed my eyes, raising an eyebrow.

"First, if you were ever kidnapped, Nyssa, I'd be worried about the kidnapper and second... what's up with that temper? Got your heat?"

Scowling, she hit my arm and I could feel the grievance in her touch. My laughter died on my lips as her eyes flared, burning with something darker.

"I want you to look at me, Raven!" she said, and I nodded slowly, scanning her.

"Oooo-k... and?"

Taking a sharp breath, she hit my arm again-harder this time. "Seriously Raven? You see no difference in me?"

I squinted my eyes, peering at Nyssa with utmost concentration.

"You grew a tail!"

"NO!" she growled.

"Boob job!" I said with utmost confidence.

"Gross, no!" she snarled.

"New... hairstyle!" I said, and she punched my arm with every intention of cracking my bones.

"I changed my fucking clothes, Raven!" Nyssa hissed. "You really never notice. You don't even care."

"Tsk!" I clicked my tongue. "Nyssa, I-I noticed. I was just teasing you. These new clothes look great on you. But why did you change your clothes?" "There are three Luna candidates now, Raven. This isn't about just looking great. It's about staying on top. One mistake, and I lose everything," she said.

I saw Viella earlier. She was probably in the same clothes as she was wearing before. Does that mean... Nyssa changed her clothes for that omega? I broke into laughter.

"Stop laughing!" Nyssa snapped, her eyes tensing up. "Do you really think this is a joke?"

"Come on, Nyssa. Lowering yourself to compete with an omega?" I scoffed, shaking my head. "What happened to your standards? You don't need to feel so insecure because of... an omega. Your pure alpha blood is enough to overshadow her mere presence."

Nyssa stared at me blankly.

"Yet somehow I disappear every time she's around you," Nyssa's low voice trembled as she held back her frustration. "And even when she's not around, you're always watching her; stalking her. She haunts-your phone-your computer-your butterflies... your eyes."

letting out

at her!" Nyssa stepped closer to me, holding my gaze. "Like you're

with emotions so foreign, I didn't even bother to

with me," she whispered, with tears lining her eyes. "I'm scared,

tried to

and wiped her tears. Her words sounded ridiculous and delusional. However, I

I'll end this game. She's just a temporary thrill, but you are permanent for me. So..." I lifted her chin and leaned

lips inches away from mine. "Prove that you're mine, not hers." Her breath, warm and heavy, lingered too

masked it off with a smirk instead. Wrapping my arm around her

"As you wish..."

***

in my seat, one leg crossed over

were slowly taking their seats in

The alpha committee had stayed back as

Viella as she took her seat. She clearly didn't want to be here, but she, too, understood the gravity of the

murmurs hung in the hall, occasionally pierced by the groans of the elder impaled on the chandelier

pain. His cries for mercy had reduced to pitiful whimpers. This was the dark part of being an

full experience. You won't find the next

immortal wasn't always all about roses and daisies. One wrong decision, one

him, he would stay in this state forever like a decorative item for

all eyes

Stupid, he

he makes a fool of

to the elder stuck on the

chandelier flew out of our sight into

me he did that to impress the

be horrified to see a man strung

an amused

I muttered as Ezra took his seat beside

replied, exhaling like he

shaking my

begin in a minute," Isagi announced.

stiff silence. Asher walked to his seat beside

His gaze remained locked in

eyes as the doors opened, and

spoken, yet it felt as though the figure stepping through the entrance had cast a spell, trapping me in a poisonous web, leaving me too paralyzed to

who strutted into the hall wasn't

She was...

Don't forget to visits.org for the full experience. You won't find the next chapter anywhere

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255