One side of her heart, wanted her to believe it was a lover but the other side had trashed away the option so quickly, it had gone right of out the windows of her thoughts.What did it matter if it was another woman?Well, that might put an obstacle in her plans. As he might pay more attention to the other person.That was the only thing. Her feelings had no play in this game at all, they were non-existent here.The music was melodious and as much as she hated the vampires, Zezi couldn't help but appreciate their taste in good music. The instruments played in a sort of harmony she didn't know existed and somehow, she enjoyed it very much. She looked around at the people and although she had planned against searching for him, she caught the King in his red robe, talking to someone who held the hand of a Lady in his. They both looked fairly young from where she was standing, so it was hard to determine the relationship of the two vampires standing in front of him. From their demeanou
Silas had been trying to keep quiet as much as he could, so much that Zezi had even forgotten that he was there for a second, until he finally couldn't contain his curiousity anymore and he opened his mouth."I wonder. What is a werewolf looking for in Lavida?"Zezi frowned, looking down at the content in her glass, trying to figure out if the spinning feeling in her head was real or she was just imagining it."For a Governor, I assumed you would have heard the news." She chuckled, finding nothing about his presence interesting nor the line of conversation he had picked to communicate on, amusing in the least.Could he just go away?Her anger flared up the more he lingered by her side but she was in no mood for an argument or anything that would require too much explaining from her that she hadn't told him to leave yet. When the time was right, she would just walk away. The only thing she was starting to like and hate about this makeshift bar was that the King had moved away and she
Words tried to tear out of her mouth but they got stunk in her throat, even she wasn't convinced of the position she was about to claim for her safety. In that moment of slight shakiness, she realized that she had been surrounded with more of Silas men."I know who you are. The King's unmarked mate, or should I say, unwanted." He arched her an eyebrow, his eyes preaching false reasonability. "If he hasn't marked you by now, I am certain you have no use to him. He didn't even introduce you to anyone tonight and he has danced with plenty." He chuckled again."Your insignificance is stinking, wolf. Once he is bored he will get rid of you."Zezi's heart clenched. That was a lie. She was certain of it. What seemed to unexpectedly hurt though, was that, what everyone else thought of her?"Don't you know what this means?" His smile broadened. "It means you are free for all to take. No consequences what so ever, and I love free things." She tightened her fists, shaking off Silas words no
His lips had been cold against hers, at first. Unresponsive. Till they sealed against hers with full possession, harsh, rough, passionate. Like this was an unexpected opportunity and he intended to exploit it in every way possible, savour every last moment of it and ensure not to let even one go to waste. His hands went around her, one around her waist to keep her pressed to him and the other below her head, keeping her in position, so he could ravish her lips as he wished. Her environment had changed in a blur that made her dizzy and cling unto him for dare life. A bang followed soon after, only for her to be pushed against a wall a second later, his body pressing against hers, holding her captive, his lips now warm and even more demanding, the bond between them straining with an increased need.The feeling that crossed through her veins was undeniable. She opened herself to him and let him savor the taste of her lips, while she did the same to him.She tried to push forward, but
Valerick stepped forward, pushing aside a strand of her hair that had come lose during their passionate moment, tucking it behind her ears. Zezi froze, observing his fingers instead, and wondering if they would be better than hers. Clearing her throat awkwardly, she pulled away.There were just a lot of things wrong with her right now that she could blame this on.She was drunk, well partially. That alcohol was made with a vampire standard in mind, very different from the one at the Capital, it was so strong too. Then there was this bond that was always trying to take possession of her, always pushing her towards him, always disturbing her mind with how much his presence appealed to her sexual senses and how if he did more than just he present, she might not be able to boast so much of that control that she claimed to have. This mate bond was a problem and it was to be blamed for everything!The conversation she had with him some days ago about the painting flashed in her mind. Alr
Zezi had been taken aback by her outburst as much as Valerick had been shocked by it.Although their feelings had been for different reasons. Zezi had been shocked and confused that she had verbally claimed him and Valerick had been surprised and happy that she had done that. Although, he managed to keep the smile from his face. He was still trying to make her accept his apology here so flashing her a childish grin might not be the right thing to do."I'm sorry."When he apologized to her this time, his voice had sounded like an echo to her, her verbal claim still ringing in her ears. For so long now she had been denying everything she felt for him and casting it upon the mate bond like some burden or any other thing that she could seek shield from.The oblivion had been blissful and anything that came to crack the wall down, she had immediately shut down.To say what she had said in anger meant that her words had certainly held in them, truth, to a certain degree that made her afr
Gwen had been a great help. Although she had been comforting her for the wrong reasons, just having her there while she sobbed her heart out had made her feel better afterwards. Better enough to have a bath and change into her blue silk nightrobe with a thick brown robe over it, and wander off into the Castle's garden for some fresh air. It was ticking closer and closer to midnight and she still haven't found a way to feed the posion to him. As she played with the tiny bottle in her hand, though, there was a different thing on her mind, one that was totally not related to the bottle. What was next after finding out she had feelings for him.Well, up till now, she hadn't figured it out and she had decided not to worry about it for now. She would just take things as they came. She was too wrapped up in her feelings tonight and so much had happened. She would make decisions when her head felt a little clearer. She took a look at the garden, the lights around and the way the moon ab
Black eyes bored down at hers, waiting for a response and in that second, everything seemed to change. The water had grown unnaturally hot, the breeze strangely still and the scenery that held peace and gave her ease earlier just felt disturbing. Valerick's presence the root of all her problems.After tossing the bottle from one hand to another, waiting for a response, while playing with it inbetween his fingers, he lost interest in waiting and decided to find out himself."It looks interesting." He muttered to himself.He started screwing off the small iron lid of the bottle that looked tiny in his palms, and that was when she had done something she really shouldn't have had any business doing in the first place. Her hand shot to him and she seized the bottle, snapping it right out of his grip as swiftly as she could before tossing the content of the bottle straight to her throat in one gulp, not leaving one drop behind. Then she threw the bottle and it's lid behind her with force,