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.

a deep breath, taking my hand back

I'm better now,"

glanced at me, and then quickly lowered

shouldn't have brought you into this mess. It had nothing

whispered, lowering my gaze. "For not being as strong as the other

you kidding me? You were magnificently lethal today. The other candidates were walking on pins and needles. Your very presence had them on edge." Ezra said, lifting my chin to meet his gaze. He tucked my hair behind my ear and planted

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

the future is to fall today. Future

diary as it flashed in my mind. Ezra contemplated me and I let out

million times, and a million more ever since I

as though he were apologizing for everything he did in

I can't say I'm having the best life, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be." We contemplated each other for a moment, silently agreeing to one

a moment..." he said, taking a deep

won't say I didn't consider it," I said, stroking the

yes?" his voice faltered by the

I shrugged.

I wanted some

looked at me, taken aback,

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him. "Why?

and then looked into

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

Omega in the presence of a council filled with

smile on

I murmured. "I knew it was something important for

took a quick gulp and

empowered me." My voice cracked. "I am

let out a soft, almost dejected

was your way of repaying

ever repay you?" I said in an

few words, the weight of all the unspoken thoughts, unanswered questions, and unprocessed emotions grew even

frail, translucent piece of fabric on your face, you created a boundary that even demon lords wouldn't

through the glass walls, watching the dark clouds shift and change shapes in

me who set these boundaries,

you drop these boundaries? Just for tonight." He leaned in, his

hesitated, my heart pounding with a mix of dread and desire. But before he could go any further, I rose from

absolute silence. It was awkward and tense. We drove here in silence as

another, but with everything that happened today, our minds couldn't help

Asher blurred into Raven, and before I knew it, they

could decipher properly. There was a constant visceral jitter inside me, mixing with anxiety

my wrist, closing the distance