Hi Lovelies, Do you think Avery is on the right track now? And why do you think Aleister left just like that instead of doing anything? P.S. I love 'Avester' for the ship name! 💕
AVERY Something purrs softly, waking me up from my half-asleep state. I pick up my head and look towards the door which is still closed. The lights are turned off in the room. I don’t…remember turning them off before I sat here and tried to catch some sleep. The darkness seems to be unusually thick and suffocating. Even with my enhanced vision… I pause, holding my breath. Because of Aleister, I can’t use that enhanced vision. A sigh escapes my mouth. I get up to turn on the lights when something lightly grazes my cheek. Goosebumps rise on my skin. My hand shoots up and meets nothing but cold air. I don’t think there is anyone in the room…then why does it feel like there is something in the room? I move around the couch to get away from the corner when the touch returns on my hair, swaying them aside. My heartbeat quickens. “ Who is it? ” No reply comes. Am I imagining things or simply dreaming? With a heart that is threatening to beat out of my chest, I stay there, waiting f
ALEISTER“ How is this possible? ” I frown as she touches her throat hysterically.All this time, I never saw her so disoriented before, not even when I locked her in the dark room. Poking my inner cheek with my tongue, I force myself to stay calm and allow her to come to her sense.“ Aleister, there was someone here! It can’t be a nightmare. ” She murmurs, her wide blue eyes roaming around the room as if she is waiting for something to emerge from the corners.I lean in and pick her in my arms. She is so fucking out of it that she doesn’t even protest while I carry her to the bed and sit her down gently. When I felt her panic and agony a few minutes ago, I genuinely thought someone got to her but here she is…giving me a headache over some meaningless nightmares.“ Aleister. Listen to me. ” Her hands fist my shirt, as she refuses to let me go.I grab her hands and remove them from my clothes before rising to my height and looking down at her. Her head falls back, her eyes finding min
AVERY “ If I was just your mate…and not your enemy’s sister…would you have treated me the same as now? ” There is no point in asking but I still do. The little vulnerable moment with him has opened a gateway to more embarrassing moments that I can’t put a stop to. “ Am I not gentle enough? ” He smirks like a true grim reaper and keeps his focus on wrapping a clean bandage on my arm. It still feels surreal to have an open wound that needs care. But he is the one who cares about it and this makes things more weird for me. If someone had told me he would ask Draven to come to my room in the middle of the night just to get a clean bandage while he held my arm and inspected the cut, I wouldn’t believe it in a billion years. But here he is, doing strange things. Maybe, he switches personalities often and has a loose screw in his head. “ Stop looking at me like that. ” He says without picking his head. “ I was thinking— ” “ I don’t believe your brain is on that level of functioning y
AVERY “ Did they do something to you? ” Worry clouds my features as I spin Renee around for the nth time and inspect her body for any signs of torture. “ No, Princess. They didn’t do anything. How many times do I need to tell you? ” She sighs, gripping my rapidly moving hands. Momentarily, I freeze and look into her eyes to find out if she is lying but she looks at peace and…okay. A huge burden lifts off my shoulders. My muscles loosen and my heartbeat slows down considerably. “ Where did they take you? ” I swallow the unease in my throat. “ They gave me a room and locked me in there. ” Renee whispers, slowly dragging me to the bed and sitting me down on it. “ Renee, tell me if anyone attempted— ” “ They gave me food three times a day and provided me with these clothes. See, Princess. ” She stands straight and spreads her arms so I can see the black dress she is wearing. It’s clean and looks new. My brows furrow as my eyes take her in again unconsciously. “ I was worried abou
AVERY My eyes snap open and land on her. She looks away instantly and stares at the wall to avoid my glare. What does Dustin mean by this now? Does he want me to fight or lay dormant and let Aleister rule me? How does he want me to get Aleister Anasazi on our side exactly? It will take a copy of Dustin’s mind to understand the contradictory things he says. I huff when a knock sounds on the door and turn to look at it. Without much delay, it clicks open to reveal the stupid grin of the detested man. I roll my eyes and lean back to look at Renee again. “ If I could see my brother right now, I would tell him to stop being a freak. His stupid plan, whatever it is, got me to this point and really, I am in no mood to listen to whatever it is that he wants or needs me to hear. ” I scoff, rising from the bed. “ My King thought your mood would be better after seeing your long-lost friend but the opposite seems to have happened. ” Draven tilts his head to the right and throws me a wide g
AVERY “ I was scared last night, My King. It felt like someone was trying to kill me right under your nose. ” I bat my lashes, sliding a little closer to him, occupying more space between his parted thighs. The people in the throne room seem to have disappeared altogether because no one dares to speak again. “ I thought I should call you to my room and keep you to myself all night because I couldn’t sleep due to the fear and I thought if you were in the bed with me, it would be easier for me to…catch some sleep. ” I whisper, but I am sure everyone can hear. “ What are you trying to do? ” Draven scoffs but Aleister lifts his hand in the air, shutting him up again. The smug King is enjoying having me kneeling between his legs. My stomach tightens into knots. “ What do you want, Princess? ” Aleister runs his knuckles down my cheek gently. “ You know…My King… ” I cringe and don’t make the effort to cover it when only Aleister can see, “ I couldn’t sleep at all after our long night
AVERYHis eyes, wide and round stare back at me while his hand gestures at me to do something. I can’t make sense of it. I think he wants me closer, or maybe, he wants me gone.“ Don’t. ” I murmur, again and again and again but they pay no heed to it.My words mean nothing to them tonight. When I try to get them off with my hands, a push sends me flying in the air.The world spins as the window becomes smaller in my view. When I finally hit the floor, something cracks, and choked screams erupt from my mouth.A sharp breath, and then nothing but an endless abyss of pain. I gasp, my eyes shooting open to meet the familiar black pants and a muscular thigh. For a few moments, I blink and breathe deeply to regain my senses.My trembling fingers touch the side of my head. When nothing wet touches them, I swallow and sit up, only to have a hand weave into my hair and pull my head back.“ Was it sweet? ” The pair of grey eyes, intense and piercing, stare back at me.“ Huh? ” I blink again.“
AVERY Anger bubbles to my head and I push at his chest harder, almost fighting to break free of his vice grip. For a moment, I think he won’t let me go and that thought sucks the soul out of me but with a delay of a second, his lips part from my immobile ones. Hungry for another touch, he tilts his head and dives in again but I turn my head away. My heart almost breaks out of my ribcages when his lips land on my neck, his hot breath fanning my sensitive skin. The muscles in my thighs clench as the ache grows. The need for a mate is an undeniable truth but…I can’t forget what he did to me, not once but repeatedly. Aleister grabs my hair and makes me face him again before leaning in towards me. “ Aleister. ” I whisper, my nose brushing his slightly. He pauses right above my lips, not moving an inch. Our eyes meet, and I see the lust and desire swirling sharply behind his dilated pupils. Maybe, I look the same, and that’s why he draws me closer again. “ No, I can’t. ” I add before