Leilani.
My heart raced with... was that apprehension or annoyance as I fisted my hands by my sides and glared right at Chalice, not even bothering to hide my discomfort as a few people turned to stare at us— especially at our outfits.
And ladies and gentlen, do you even know what was even worse?
The fact that even our purses and nail designs were exactly the sa!
It was the sa Chanel design. The sa size and color. It was the sa French tips too and the sa Saint Laurent shoes! Goddess what the hell is she driving at now?
I frowned and turned to Maya; "Girl..."
"Don’t leave." She quickly whispered back and at the sa ti, laced her fingers through mine.
It wasn’t until that mont that I finally realized that the triplets were still with us and one glance at them told all that I needed to know. They were disgusted. They were annoyed and Zevran most of all kept looking at with a strangely pleading expression.
"I’m not leaving," I whispered back to her as I took another step forward, until I could almost feel the strange warmth from them enveloping .
I could even feel the taste of their perfus on my tongue and it disgusted more than enthralled .
Their eyes darted from my face to Chalice, and maybe this was the part where they expected to crash out, to scream or throw a tantrum... But I wouldn’t. I couldn’t give them that satisfaction so instead, I greeted Chalice first with a smile then turned to Kael;
"Hello, Alpha,"
"Hello beautiful mate." He responded imdiately and as if suddenly realizing how wrong that sounded, snapped his lips shut and closed his eyes. But do you know what was funny?
The sudden blush on his cheeks.
The way Caelum chuckled under his breath as if unsurprised by that...
And the way Chalice looked like she was about to explode.
Goddess, imagine that she has to go through all of this stress only to realize that her husbands still had their eyes on ?
The pain.
I ducked my head. "It is nice to et you once again, Alphas," I drawled, "...but I’ll love to excuse myself now."
I didn’t even wait for them to give the go-ahead as I walked away with Maya following closely beside , and as we went, she couldn’t stop gushing about how I’d handled that well... about how she would like to be like in the near future.
Her words made a small smile touch my face, but pushing it away, I continued to make my way through the crowd, greeting everyone I knew were deserving of it and associating in gatherings that I decided were important.
The nape of my neck prickled as I glided through the crowd of guests and I needed no soothsayer to know that it was because those three n wouldn’t stop watching ... wouldn’t stop paying an extrely close attention to .
After a mont, I closed my eyes and sighed; "I wish this evening would co to an end soon."
"For you, I wish so too."
—
However, the evening did not quickly co to an end. If anything, it went from awkward to more awkward because the triplets for so reason, couldn’t take their eyes off for a second.
I wondered if it was because their plans to hurt using those Lycans had failed or if it was due to sothing else, and as I continued with the night, I tried to dispel these thoughts...
Until—
The dance suddenly began and Zevran walked up to first.
But it wasn’t just him.
Caelum did too... and Kael before they all suddenly stopped as if catching themselves.
And do you know what was most funny?
The fact that Chalice had been standing right beside them before the dance started but they had chosen to completely ignore her and co to .
I frowned slightly when Zevran stretched out his hands towards , his voice soft as he said; "Would you have this dance with ?"
And goddess, I wanted to say no. I wanted to turn him down in the presence of everyone sneaking glances at us; But one look at Chalice and at her red face had thinking otherwise. It had wondering if I wanted to be as petty as her.
It took a mont for to make my decision but seeing as my petty side won at last, I bowed slightly and whispered;
"Okay."
For a minute, Zevran looked taken aback like he couldn’t quite believe that I would agree so easily. His smile widened when I took his hands and hades, I flinched when I felt that signature spark... that weird electricity I have co to associate with them sear between our skin.
Amid the prying eyes of those around us, he led to the middle of the room and as we danced, I tried to be as quiet and as distant as I could, not forgetting to sneak glances at Chalice who even at this mont had not been asked to dance by any of her husbands.
May the goddess forbid that I’ll ever be in a relationship or marriage like theirs!
When Zevran’s hands glided from my back to my waist, I froze.
Why?
Because I didn’t trust him!
Because even though he’d ’saved’ from the Lycans, there was still a great chance that he was involved in the attack.
The thought made frown slightly and I only ca to when his hands resting on my waist began to twitch, pulling out of my reverie.
He murmured into my ears; "What is it?"
"Huh?" I hissed, hating the way my body responded to his like a sailor to a siren’s call.
I hated how we seed to fit so perfectly. How his warmth seeped into my blouse. And how... just how he held so carefully like I was a piece of glass that could be easily broken.
"Why do you seem so... closed off. Is sothing the matter?"
I wanted to ignore him. Goddess, I wasn’t sure I wanted to be having this conversation with him, especially right here; But the fact that he had the audacity to look so... confused. So worried about made annoyed.
I spat; "Of course, I would be closed off after learning that you and your brothers had tried to kill so days ago."
He frowned. "We what?"
"Tried to kill . Or did you suddenly forget?" I snapped, and as soon as I asked that, his frown deepened. He looked genuinely confused... lost... and—
"I didn’t. I would never."
I rolled my eyes. "Typica—"
"No, for real, Leilani. I may have been frad! I really would never hurt you!" He seethed and I couldn’t help but freeze because try as I may to think otherwise, I could feel that he wasn’t lying. I could feel the things he felt. The shock... the confusion. The anger.
And I hated that I could feel of it it.
... Oh, fuck this matebond.
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