B R E A N N AI always wondered what life without pain felt like. I envied people who smiled because they actually felt happy and not because they were being forced into faking it. I had thought life in my father’s house was hell for me? I just didn’t realize that someone was out there; someone so much worse than him.My husband. He was my fucking husband. The one who makes staying alive hell for me.Did I willingly get married to a monster? No. My father had forced me into marrying him. Threatening to kill me if I went against his orders. Thinking about it now, it would have been better if he killed me than living the torturous life I was living right now.He had fed lies to my brother, Kameron, Azriel's beta, the only person that ever genuinely loved me. Telling him that I was in love with this so called guy and that I had wanted the union. I never got the chance to tell him the truth as I was quickly married off and that was the beginning of my sufferings.Andrea. Azriel's fucking s
B R E A N N A “It's none of your business. I have to go,” My tone came out harsher than I intended, as I moved to walk past her. She quickly followed and stood in front of me, her eyes darkening in rage. “I'm not going to ask you this again, Bree. Who the fuck did this to you?” She gritted out, barely able to contain her anger. I felt anger bubble within me at her fake concern. How dare she? Hope dare she try to pretend like this after everything she did to me? “Why do you care? Last I remember, you couldn't wait to get rid of me every chance you got. Stay away from me, Andrea.” “Or what?” She dared, keeping her stand. Then her voice softened a little, “Just the name. I just need the person's name.” “I'm fine. I'm not telling you shit, Andrea. We are not friends, so don't come here pretending like we didn't stop talking a long time ago. You have no ucking right after what you did to me.” I said, giving her one last glance as I walked away. Thankfully she let me. I breathed out
B R E A N N A I knew I was in deep trouble the moment I walked into the house to find Oliver’s brooding figure, seating on the chair and looking at me with dreadful eyes. I stood by the door, the grocery bags in my hands, biting into my skin. My body began to tremble in fear as my eyes darted to the door, calculating how long it would take me to make a run for it. He looked like he was about to kill me and I gulped. He seemed to have noticed my thoughts as he gritted, “Don’t even dare,” He warned, standing to his feet. “Come here.” He commanded in a hard tone. My lips trembled as I tried to control my tears. He was beyond pissed and he was surely going to inflict every ounce of his anger on me. It was evident in his eyes; his intentions. “I’m not going to repeat myself, bitch. Get the fuck here or I’m going to kill you.” “N-no please. I’m sorry, Oliver. Please don’t hurt me, I can explain.” My voice wobbled as I took a step back as he moved towards me. My back suddenly hit the wa
D E L I L A H The next couple of weeks passed by in a blur and Azriel had made it his thing to avoid me like the plague. I tried to pretend like it wasn’t affecting me, but how long could I continue to pretend? No matter how much I beat myself for loving someone else’s man, a part of me still feels like I had a right to do so. He was my mate after all. I shouldn’t feel guilty, right? “Ms. Rossini, I can’t recall employing you to daydream all day, did I?” A deep cold voice said from behind me, jolting me out of my thoughts. I rode my chair to find Azriel standing by my office door with his hands folded across his chest. his expression was cold has a gazed at me. This was the most he has spoken to me in three weeks and my body did that familiar tingly sensation it does whenever I was aware of his presence. The hairs around the back of my neck pricked in awareness as I cleared my throat uncomfortably. “I’m sorry, sir.” I said, keeping a straight face as I turned back to my computer,
The ride to the bus stop was filled with awkward silence as I sat in the car with my wet body. I knew he was annoyed at the fact that my body was staining his expensive leather seats, but surprisingly he didn’t make comment about it.I didn’t realize how much of my breath I had been holding until we arrived at the bus stop but my relief was short-lived as I realized that there was no single bus in the bus station.“Shit,” I cussed, glancing over at him, my frustration clear in my eyes. He sighed, finally breaking the silence that had weighed heavily on us.“I could drop you off at your place if you want,," he said, his voice surprisingly gentle. "I didn't expect this to happen either."“No.” I immediately rejected the idea. “The worst thing I’d do is give your girlfriend more reasons to think there is something going on between us. I’ll just book an Uber or something.” I said, my voice laced with judgement as I brought out my phone from my purse.“Where the hell is that coming from?”
D E L I L A H The rain got so heavy that I knew we couldn't stay inside the car anymore. The car wasn't warm anymore and I winced as series of thunders clashed in the sky. I hated the sounds of thunders and wished I was just in my bed right now cuddling with Kian. “We have to get out of here.” Azriel said, making me turn towards him. After his proclamation, we had been sitting in silence, neither of us knowing what to say or do. I frowned at his statement. Was he kidding? Where on earth did he want us to go? “And go where?” I asked, looking at him incredulously. “It's so dark put and we must have been soaked by the rain before we can find shelter.” “You always find a way to oppose my every decision, don't you?” He gritted out, not sparing me a glance as his jaw ticked. I opened my mouth to speak but he added, “Look there—” He pointed at a tiny abandoned hut that had a warm glowing light inside. “–I wouldn't have suggested we left the car if I didn't see a much better place.” “Oh,
His declaration made my heart explode. My heart burst with joy and it was only then I realized how much I had longed to hear those words from him. I stared at him with watery eyes, feeling all sorts of emotions run through me. Joy, happiness, relief. Mostly relief.My list trembled and a tear dropped from my eyes which I didn't bother wiping away. “You... Does that mean you still l–” I wanted to say the words so badly but a part of me didn't want to crush the little hope I was building.Azriel looked at me, he cupped my jaw turning me to face him. He stared at me so intensely, I couldn't even look away if I wanted to. He had me trapped in his gaze as he whispered the three words that I've been do desperate to hear for the past five years. “I love you.” My heart flipped as I looked at him with my mouth ajar. The room around us seemed to fade into the background, and it was as if there was no one else in the world but Azriel and me. His thumb brushed away the tear that had escaped, and
D E L I L A HThe kiss started out slow and sweet until it became more urgent. None of us were able to get enough of each other. Azriel’s hands left my cheek and grabbed the back of neck, deepening the kiss.Unable to bear the distance between us anymore, I took a small step closer. My hands left Azriel's and went to his chest.His wings tucked in tightly as I stepped forward and brushed his leather clad arms.He groaned into my mouth, shoving his tongue into my mouth. I bit his lips lightly, enjoying the familiar taste of him. But also the unfamiliar taste if cigarettes he had obviously been smoking. I shook those thoughts out of my head, deciding I would bring up his smoking habits later– not when I desperately needed him.Azriel broke the kiss. “Delilah...” He growled. “You don't want this, trust me.”“You can't tell me what I do and do not want,” I said with a small grin. I looked him dead in the eyes. “I've wanted this for a while now.”Before he could protest, I leaned in, and k