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."

my eyes, letting out a mocking

hate the way you look at her!" Nyssa stepped closer to

my stomach twist with

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

Nyssa as she tried to hold back her

Her words sounded ridiculous and delusional. However, I couldn't bring myself to laugh

just a toy. Once I steal her from Asher, once she breaks, I'll end this game. She's just a temporary thrill, but you are permanent for me.

against mine. "Then prove it..." she whispered, her lips inches away from mine. "Prove that you're mine, not hers." Her breath, warm and

I couldn't fathom why, so I masked it off with a smirk instead. Wrapping my arm around her waist,

"As you wish..."

***

crossed over the other as my eyes lazily

their seats in the shadows of the

had stayed back as well.

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

in the hall, occasionally pierced by the

pain. His cries

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One wrong decision, one misstep

state forever like a decorative item for this hall - setting

hall, all eyes turning in

he should have

he makes a

flicked upward to the elder stuck on the chandelier. Without a word,

loud shriek, the infested chandelier flew out of our

did that

be horrified

pale, disturbed face brought an amused grin

as Ezra took his

everything to be perfect when she's here," Ezra replied, exhaling like he carried the weight of the

shaking my

Isagi announced. "I

sat in stiff silence. Asher walked to his seat

he slowly, almost absent-mindedly, got up from his seat. His gaze remained locked in the same direction

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

strutted into the hall wasn't

She was...

experience.

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