Chapter 7
Evelynne:
Soon as the words slipped out of my lips, a wave of regret and relief flooded me. I was desperate for a way out and the moment my mom stared at me with those eyes, my resolve shattered.
I didn’t want her to think that once again, I was being a disappointment to her, and so I let the cat out of the bag.
Gabriella and Desmond’s affair had spanned out for a long time, even before the mating ceremony, and their interaction earlier made me certain about that.
My eyes drifted to hers. Her face paled in shock, perhaps wondering how I figured out.
“Wh–What did you say?” Mom’s agitated voice brought my attention back to her, her shoulders trembled and her eyes widened–in disbelief.
She glanced away from me to Desmond, and then to Gabriella, then back to me -with tears streaming down her eyes now. Once again, I was reminded about Gabriella’s words.
Perhaps she was lying? and maybe my mother had nothing to do with this? I couldn’t tell.
“Tell me you are lying.” Mom demanded, uncontrollable tears streamed down her eyes, and she held unto my shoulders, slightly shaking them, mirroring her trembling shoulders.
Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes shut, reigning the wave of emotions crashing down my whole existence, before finally opening them, staring my mom straight in the eyes and answering her, “I wouldn’t lie about something like that,
mom.”
“Oh my God!” Mom clasped her hands to her mouth in shock, and just before I could apprehend her next move, she had already stepped away from me and walked over to Gabriella before raising her hand and slapping her palm across Gabriella’s face.
“What have you done?!” my mom yelled at her face in agony. Gabriella looked up at her, her eyes widened like saucers and she tried to say something, but hesitated in the last minute and chose to stare down in regret.
Desmond on the other hand never looked away from me for one moment. Maybe he was wondering how I knew about it. My eyes travelled across the unknown faces staring at me —I didn’t want them to- in pity, in worry, and in disgust. Enveloped with a sudden feeling of suffocation, I stepped away from Desmond and this time around, he didn’t stop me, and he didn’t say a word.
My mom was a crying mess- perhaps feeling my pain more than I could ever fathom.
I took another step back, unable to stay in this hall for another second.
Mindlessly, and with the urge to leave here, I took another step back, ignoring the presence of the man who was right beside me; staring at me like he wanted to devour me with his eyes.
To my left, there were eyes on me.
To my right, there were eyes on me.
To my back, they looked at me.
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Chapter 7
To my front, he looked at me.
He was meant to be my asset, but he stared at me like I was his asset. That was very wrong,
And I felt suffocated. And entrapped. My mind was a jumbled mess.
Turning around finally, my legs moved in haste and without thinking I ran out of the hall.
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The moment I was out, a wave of relief flooded me as my eyes landed on the lean, tall figure standing outside the hall, arms folded across his chest and staring out into nothing to be exact.
Elli must have felt the gaze on him, cause he turned his head around suddenly and settled it on me.
His brows furrowed in confusion, “What are you doing out here?”
“Where have you been?” I responded his question with a question of mine.
He quirked a brow, “Out here.”
“Since when?” I asked, remembering that despite the commotion inside, I never spotted him.
“From the moment I handed you to that man…” He muttered, rubbing his palm on the back of his neck.
“You couldn’t bear watching me get tied to him.” I completed his sentence which he had left hanging.
Elli nodded, “Yeah.”
No wonder. Cause I was certain that if he had been inside, I would have found a way out sooner, rather than having to depend on someone I didn’t know at all. Someone I had only met on few occasions.
Speaking of which… I turned around towards the entrance I had just stepped out from as I heard footsteps approaching. My eyes landed on the tall frame of a man that stepped out of the hall. His eyes burned in flames as it landed on me, and subconsciously, I took a step back.
“What the hell kind of game are you playing over here? dragging me into something I have no idea about and then unceremoniously running out of the hall.” Rhysand narrowed his eyes at me – Alpha Rhysand rather, formalities in the essence that we had no connection before this day, yet I kissed him, and he kissed me back, a soul grabbing kiss that nearly knocked my breath out of my lungs.
Soon as he was standing in front of me, he tugged my arm and pulled me closer to him. Terribly close. “Care to explain?”
I struggled to swallow the lump in my throat as my eyes landed on the darkest shade of black eyes I’ve ever seen. Eyes that I had desperately tried to ignore as I chose him as a worthy ally–asset rather.
Those intense eyes looked at me like it could swallow me whole. Maybe it would.
“I’m sorry about that.”
His brows squeezed into a deep scowl, “Apology not accepted. Now explain.”
I heaved a strangled breath as my body came flushed to his. He seemed to have realized how close our bodies were as he suddenly let my arms go and stepped three feet away from me like my body was a scalding fire.
A deep frown marred his expression and he mumbled words that seemed like ‘Fucking bond.
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Chapter 7
He clenched his fist and slid them into his pockets, “Now fucking explain before I lose my patience.”
“What is going on here?” Elli stepped in front of me, shielding me from the burning gaze directed towards me.
“Evie, are you alright?” Elli asked, sparing me a side glance.
“I am.” I nodded, unsure of how to handle the situation I had pulled myself into.
“Move out of the way, I’m having a conversation with the lady behind you.” Rhysand -Alpha Rhysand–waved his hands off, as if shooing Elli away.
His words infuriated Elli who stood his ground, “You’ll have to speak with me first and get a pass.”
“The hell do you mean by a pass?” Alpha Rhysand’s expression took a drastic twist and turned bitter than ever.
“You aren’t having a convo with my sister looking all thunderous like that,” Elli stated, crossing his arms on his chest.
‘Goddess, what have I done.‘ I rubbed my palm on my forehead feeling a sudden sense of drumming headache.
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