169 He gets closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
169 He gets closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leilani.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For several seconds, I simply sat there, with my hands balled into fists while I stared at Zevran like he had lost his mind- and maybe he has because what the fuck?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What the actual-?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t respond, not to that stupid question. And I also didn\u2019t want to sit here listening to him say things as infuriating as that to me simply because he, and his brothers- had come to my rescue for once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just once in their stupid lives!\u00a0<\/p>\n
It felt like he had selectively forgotten about the times they had hurt me in ways unimaginable. There were many times in the past where I\u2019d been in worse situations than what Keisha put me through, and it had all been all thanks to them. So what the hell was wrong with his brain?\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment passed between us, and when he finally realized that I wouldn\u2019t respond, he looked away from me and heaved a sigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry I asked that.\u201d He murmured under his breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And maybe I should\u2019ve understood. Maybe I should be nicer to him\u2026 but I couldn\u2019t help but respond with a snarky; \u201cYou should be sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes met mine in that instant and I gasped at the intensity of whatever shit it was that I found swirling in his dark eyes. He rose slowly to his feet and quietly marched over, his eyes never leaving my face even once as he muttered;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to hate us-\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI indeed do\u2026\u201d I responded, interrupting him But that didn\u2019t deter him. He continued;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you cannot. Leilani, I don\u2019t know if you haven\u2019t noticed but we are meant to be. The moon goddess paired us for a reason-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah right, she did. And she selectively paired me with married men?!\u201d I snapped. And as soon as I said that, he snapped his lips shut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It suddenly looked as though the entire fight had been suddenly sucked out of him when his shoulders hunched over. He whispered; \u201cYou will never forgive that, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:26\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
160 He gets closer\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever forgive anything you all lid.\u201d I answered truthfully, my voice breaking slightly when distorted memories from my past flashed across my mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I cleared my throat and shook my head, as if trying to dispel those dark times, and added; \u201c\u2026so it\u2019ll be nice if you all stopped try\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to be civil here-\u201cI began to say but stopped when his hand shot out to wrap around my upper arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened when that singular contact sent jolts of electricity shooting through my body and straight to my core. And even though he wasn\u2019t holding onto me so tightly, I realized that I couldn\u2019t fight back. I felt trapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u00a0<\/p>\n
I snapped; \u201cLet go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou hurt us\u2026\u201d he whispered, his voice ice cold but pleading at the same time- and I don\u2019t understand how that is possible. \u201cYou hurt us terribly, and even though that doesn\u2019t justify what we did to you, we hurt you too. So why\u2019s it that we ARE trying to put all of that behind us but you\u2019re unwilling to do the same?!\u201d @\u00a0<\/p>\n
The laugh that wrenched free from my mouth was flat and devoid of any emotion. I laughed so much that my chest hurt; and I snorted; \u201cI hurt you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, you did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you that dense?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The insult left my mouth before I could stop and I frowned when he didn\u2019t even react to it. Instead. He simply nodded and hissed;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf wanting you back means I am dense, then yes I am.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And that\u2026 that was the final straw. That cemented my belief that he was indeed\u00a0<\/p>\n
crazy. I wrenched my arm free from his hold and pushed him away from me. And I didn\u2019t realize how strong the force of my push was until he staggered backward with wide\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I spat; \u201cYou\u2019re married to my sister who is pregnant with your child-\u00a0<\/p>\n
11\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCaelum\u2019s child.\u201d He cut in immediately, and as if suddenly realizing his mistake, he shook his head and added; \u201c\u2026the child is still mine. I know. But do you get what I\u00a0<\/p>\n
mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
No, I didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:26\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/6\u00a0<\/p>\n
169 He gets closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So I shook my head. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. What is done is done, so let\u2019s all agree that the moon goddess made a mistake by pairing us together. I\u2019ve moved on and you should\u00a0<\/p>\n
too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zevran staggered backwards again, his face contorting in pain. He shook his head as he whispered something under his breath that could hardly hear. And when he looked up at me again, his eyes were dark and stormy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he didn\u2019t come close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He drawled; \u201cI just realized that I cannot. Maybe my brothers can, but I, Zevran Stormborn, cannot. And I\u2019d rather jump from the peak of the highest mountain than live another day knowing that you\u2019ll never be mine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At his words, my chest instantly felt like it had been crushed by a rock. Breathing became difficult and my tongue felt glued to the roof of my mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe I should hate my body, but it soon began to tremble slightly and a weird kind of warmth spread through my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stupid stupid mate bond!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pushing against these sensations, I looked him dead in the eye and whispered; \u201cYou should try visiting the Himalayas then. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll find the mountain Everest somewhere around there. It is the tallest in the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The look on his face as soon as he heard me say that made me wish I could take back my words, but before he could respond, I let my eyes roll backward and slumped into the bed, pretending to faint. 3\u00a0<\/p>\n
His panicked voice yelled out my name continuously and when I wouldn\u2019t respond, he began to ring for a doctor, whilst I secretly smiled, happy that this conversation had\u00a0<\/p>\n
come to an end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Chalice can do it, then so can I.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time I finally woke up several hours later because I had somehow fallen asleep during the process of \u2018pretending to faint, Zevran was nowhere to be found and so were his brothers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jarek also was not here yet, but on the bright side, there was Maya who was fast asleep beside me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wiped my eyes slowly as I sat up in bed, but upon looking at my bedside table, I froze,\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:26\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/6\u00a0<\/p>\n
169 He gets closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
because right there was a large bouquet of red roses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no note with it. No nothing. But I immediately knew who this had come\u00a0<\/p>\n
from as soon as I saw it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Darius.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was here!\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes darted around the room in slight panic and my heart fluttered in my chest when I suddenly noticed a strange figure standing on the other end of the door and looking into my room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The person didn\u2019t move even when he caught me watching and I could hardly see whoever it was\u2019 face due to how dark it was now and how dim the lighting was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But if there is something I couldn\u2019t miss, then it was the stranger\u2019s shiny purple eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My breath caught in my throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Against my better judgement,\u00a0<\/p>\n
raised my hand slowly and waved, my heart hammering like a wild bird against its cage- my ribs- when he waved back before quietly walking\u00a0<\/p>\n
away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And goddess, I couldn\u2019t go back to sleep after that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In fact, I never did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:26\u00a0<\/p>\n
66\u00a0<\/p>\n
If you find a typo or anything, kindly call my attention to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thank you!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ahvahh_\u00a0<\/p>\n
Creator\u2019s Thoughts\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n
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