Chapter Fifty-FiveAres POVI didn’t expect her to reach for the bowl at the same time i did and when she recoiled it angered me that she pulled back, it was like she was avoiding me and when she rose from where she sat without looking at me i knew that she was. I watched her disappear and the door closed behind her.“Ares, give her some slack.” Atlas said and i turned to him, he was picking out the pieces in the bowl in front of him.“I’m not doing anything.” I grumbled and dropped my fork down. He was right, i was trying to throw a fit for what happened.“Ares-” I ignored him and rose to my feet and walked towards the door.“Go easy on her.” The rest of his words died away when i closed the door behind me.It was clear that i didn’t want to go easy on her, not now not ever. With her pressed against me as i held her against the walls, i could perceive her, that scent that made her to stand out in the crowd, hte same that made me want he rlike no other. It was captivating, enchanting,
Chapter Fifty-sixLaila POVSome part of me had thought he was going to bring both Ares and Atlas but to my surprise it was just Ayesha that was here and Derek didn’t seem to be happy that she was there.“What are you doing here?” He fired away showing his disdain for her presence. Ayesha on the other hand doesn’t hide back on his harsh words.“I’m here because i was asked to stop asking like you can change anything about it.” She hissed and i watched Derek close his eyes and rubbed his forehead in pure irritation. Whatever had happened between these two in the past caused a major drifting off, I was curious but it would be insane to ask right in the heat of the moment.“You said you were out on a special assignment, you’re not supposed to be here.” He started with his hands on his hips.“For someone who spends most of his time in the field the term flexibility seems far from your vocab. There was a bit of changes and I'm here now.” The underlying tone was ‘I am here now, deal with it
Chapter Fifty-SevenLaila POVAtlas words ringed in my head as the lady assigned to me opened the door to one of the rooms, she ushered me inside and followed right after. The room was relatively large with a single large window in the middle right, the round bed had been fixed against the wall, the covers were red and the duvet white. The room smelled like wood and fresh lilies, there was a desk opposite the wall which had candles in glass casing, they were already lit and the fragrance spread through out the room. The painitng was of chocolate brown and had a bit of wood on the wall to decor, there was several linning of animal horns on the walls, it looked like something a hunter would fancy, apart from that, the room didn’t have much inside and was bare. I stood in teh middle of the room, not sure what they want me to do.“This ‘s we’re you’be staying.” This was the first time i heard the girl speak, she had a weird intonation but i could hear her clearly. She came to the bed and
Chapter Fifty-EigthLaila povWhat was he doing here? I sinked further into the water to hide my body.“Alpha-” Aurora stammered and fell backwards as her eyes widened at the sight of her Alpha.“She’s keeping me company.” I said and stared at Alpha Zick who had his eyes on me, he was shirtless and even when normal girls would swoon at his chiseled chest and toned body, i didn’t have that giddy feeling, instead i wanted to puke at the sight of him. “Is she? She seems a bit chatty.” He said while his eyes held mine. His hooded eyes skimmed over my face and if the waters weren’t covering my upperbody i was sure he was staring at my breasts. “Not at all, i asked her to stay. Besides we’re just having girl talk.” I answered making sure my vocie didn’t give off the lie. “If you say so- “ He looked at Aurora. “Then leave us-”“No.” My word came out rushed. “No, i’ll like her to stay with me.”“But i need privacy with you-” he said firmly, he reminded me of a child who was being persisten
Chapter Fifty-NineAtlas povThat dress. Why was she in that dress? My mouth turned dried when she entered and her eyes skimmed over the table, my hands clutched under the table as she walked towards me. My eyes were on her face but i itched to see the rest of her, when she settled down next to me my hands found way to her bare thighs, her skin was a bit cold under my hot touch, even though she shifted she made no move to take my hands away.When i found out that i wasn’t the only one who was moved by what she saw my blood raged within and so i set out the warning right after Zick made the bold statement.“Great, anyone that dares to look at her like she’s some form of entertainment will have no eyes to see for the rest of their lives.” I had walked past the doors and waited for her, the sound of her heels echoed and when the doors closed behind her, i turned to face her.“At-” the rest of her words died down when i grabbed her hands and pushed her against the wall.“What were you t
Chapter SixtyLaila POV“Atlas-” I pleaded and surprisingly he relaxed against my touch. He was mad that Alpha Zick had crossed the line but the way he looked showed that he wouldn’t hold back on making him regret doing something so travail.“Fine. I won’t do anything rash, i will not-” it sounded like he was chanting a mantra to himself. He sighed and turned to me, he eyed me carefully before they met with my eyes. He still had that hooded look, the same as the one he had in his eyes when he teased me.I was still recovering from the high and it was difficult with him looking at me like that. In that moment i inspected his room, it was different from mine, the same size but it had not much of the homely feel to it, there was no scented candles or bed with red covering- bed- there was just a single bed. I swallowed, if i was going to stay here with him that means we were going to share the bed.It shouldn’t be that hard Laila, it’s just a small bed. I told myself. Hands wrapped itsel
Chapter Sixty-OneAtlas PovI was already irritated with everything that was happening before me and this wasn’t added to what Laila said to me the day before, if it was left to me i wanted to rip his eyes out and made sure Alpha zick had no form of staring at Laila again. I tapped my palms on my thighs, counting, trying to keep myself at bay. He had made a move on Laila, our Laila, and i wasn’t going to let it slide even when she pleaded with me. Her doe eyes were enchanting to make anyone forget there name but it wasn’t enough to get me to forget the atrocity he tried commiting. “Beta Atlas, we would like to hear your take on the proposition.” I turned my head to the guy who had brought me back to the present. He had short black hair and dark eyes, with a mustache on the top of his lips. I didn’t have anything more to say about there proposition, nothing else but to make sure that Zick didn’t have the idea of coming closer to Laila.I found everyone at the table with their attenti
Chapter Sixty-TwoLaila Pov“What the hell were you thinking?” It was the least person I expected, it was Ayesha. She wasn’t happy that i had agreed to the duel without checking the consequences. The consequences which was too much to bare, i was going to stay back if i lost the duel.“Ayeesha Relax, you fussing isn’t going to stop the duel from happening.” Derek said while trying to hold down a moving Ayesha, it wasn’t enough to keep her down, in fact it only rilled her up the more.“Well, i can’t keep calm after she goes ahead to accept a duel that i could’ve clearly avoided if she was thinking.” He said calmly but it was obvious that he was trying not to yell at me.“I’m sorry, okay, i just a bit over myself.” I muttered and Ayesha glared at me.“You think.”“You know this is equally your fault since you didn’t stop her from being brash in the first place.” It was Dered who spoke this time and Ayesha paused and turned to him, temporarily shifting sides from me to him.“What now? Yo