Offered to the Triplet Alphas

Chapter-90. Falling in fears(18+)

[Xanthea]

"I'm sorry," Ezra said, caressing my fingers as he applied an ointment that lowered the redness in my fingers around the ring almost instantly. "You are hurt because of me." '... Good luck protecting her. I hope you're not too late this time.'

Ever since Raven said those words, Ezra had been lost somewhere. He appeared calm and composed on the outside, but I could sense the restlessness gnawing at him from within. He was talking to me, but he was thinking about someone else. Perhaps it was someone he couldn't protect.

I could see it in his eyes.

The pain.

The emptiness.

It reminded me of-

'We'll make it...'

'I was too late. My only regret is I was too late to realize how desperately, madly, I needed this power, this strength.'

Ezra's words echoed in my head. I had always been curious about his past, but now that curiosity was more than ever. Yet a part of me resisted, terrified of the truth.

What if I failed to bear the weight of what I might uncover?

What if I hurt him more?

What if I lose all the warmth and the fragile connection that had built between us?

What if things go back to how they were in the beginning, or... get even worse?

We were in Ezra's condo in the Glass palace, sitting on the couch in the living area. The walls, ceiling, and even the furniture were composed of glass, seamlessly blended with soft, glowing lights that created a futuristic ambience. And I feared that, much like this house of glass, my one wrong question would shatter everything.

When I saw Raven kiss Nyssa in the parking lot while his eyes were on me, I realized something. A man can be with a woman and not be with her at the same time.

I didn't know Ezra's story, his past or his pain, so I had no right to come to conclusions, but I couldn't stop thinking.

I looked at Ezra, who was still tending to my hand.

Who do you see when you look at me, Ezra?

Do you see me? Or are your eyes searching for someone else in me? Perhaps someone you lost?

My throat closed up as I blinked back the tears that threatened to show.

My own thoughts twisted my heart in ways it hurt like never before.

drew in a deep breath, taking my hand

you. I'm better now,"

glanced at me, and then quickly lowered

this mess. It

wrong choice. I'm sorry..." I whispered, lowering my gaze. "For

on pins and needles. Your very presence had them on edge." Ezra said, lifting my chin to meet his gaze. He tucked

that I question. It's mine. I'm the problem here. There's nothing I wouldn't do to protect you. What I fear is... if it will be enough in the coming

today. Future comes with uncertainties, serendipities

I was involuntarily reciting lines from my mother's diary as it flashed in my mind.

I might have repeated them to myself a million times, and a million more ever since I came here, in

his head almost as though he were apologizing for everything he did in the

expected when I married you. I can't say I'm having the best life, but it's

There was a moment..." he said,

it," I said, stroking the ring

yes?" his voice faltered

I shrugged.

I wanted some power. You offered it. I took it.

taken aback, and

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frowned at him. "Why? You

shook his head and then looked

you, Xanthea, but this is not a political arena. You don't have to give me diplomatic answers,"

down on his knees before an Omega in the presence of a council filled with elders, ranks in power, and influential people. If that's not a political setting, I

Ezra. He had a soft smile on

"I knew it was something important for

quick gulp

I entered the council, I was expecting to be played with, humiliated or even punished, but instead... you honored me... you empowered me." My

a soft, almost dejected

was your

I ever repay you?" I said in

all the unspoken thoughts,

said, "you are brilliant at setting boundaries, Xanthea. Just like tonight. With this frail, translucent piece of fabric on your face, you created a boundary that even demon lords wouldn't dare cross."

watching the dark clouds shift and

wasn't me

Just for tonight." He leaned in, his deep

heart pounding with a mix of dread and desire. But before

was awkward and tense. We drove here in silence as

stay in the present with one another, but with everything that happened today, our minds couldn't help but

Asher blurred into Raven, and before I knew it, they all spiraled back

many emotions, none of which I could decipher properly. There was a constant visceral jitter inside me, mixing with anxiety and

Ezra grabbed my wrist, closing the distance between us until my back