Is Avery's doubt towards Aleister justified? What would you do if you were in her place? Comment your thoughts, Lovelies! 💕 P.S. You are getting multiple updates today! Yay! ;)
AVERYMomentarily, I forget about the cold. Aleister carries me to the familiar hall where women mostly gather instead of to my room.When we enter, the witches rise and form lines on either side of the hall, bowing their heads to the King who has emerged suddenly.Smugly, I watch the hateful glances the witches throw my way from under their lashes. They must hate me right now. I just love it. Agrona steps down from the stairs and stands in the middle. Her eyes take me in, then lift to Aleister’s face.“ My King, is there something wrong? Why is the Princess drenched and shivering? ” She feigns concern for me and hurries towards us.I roll my eyes internally while applauding her performance. She always appears so kind no matter what. “ Can you stand? ” Aleister ignores his favorite woman and looks at me instead.For a second, I blink up at him. His brows furrow, awaiting an answer from me.“ Will you keep holding me if I can’t, My King? ” I smile innocently.“ I will have to sit you
AVERY“ You exposed your audacious lie, Princess! You were not kidnapped from outside your room. ” Her widened eyes narrow as she yells at me. I nod. “ of course, I was not kidnapped from there. But how do you know that? ”The satisfaction she was about to feel dissipates as she realizes her mistake. The desire to protect her precious Agrona made her desperate and got her caught. “ I heard witches are not as intelligent as they pretend to be, Tracy. Now, I believe it. ” Anger burns in my eyes as I scoff. Agrona starts. “ Princess, please show consideration. First, you accused me, and now Tracy— ”“ I apologize, Agrona. I didn’t intend to accuse you. I know you didn’t kidnap me but to make Tracy confess, I had to do it. And now that we have our culprit, you need to step away! You should not protect someone who tried to kill me if you are not involved in this! And if you are, tell me now so I can break your hands for trying something like this with me! ” I snap, forgetting the niceti
AVERY In the next moment, I realize the grave mistake. Darkness leaps for the figure standing in the distance until it covers all of him. I blink, stumbling another step back and desperately trying to find him in the fog. An ear-piercing scream sounds in the silence of the hall. It grows in volume, becoming soul-wrenching. With a wild heart beating in my chest, I break out into a sprint to reach him. The darkness appears around me like a cold entity, trying to trap me into the same spot but I pass through it until I am standing right behind Aleister’s imposing figure. I come to an abrupt halt when I catch sight of the scene before me. Agrona is nowhere to be seen. But Tracy and the group are still there. They are on their knees, clutching their heads and screaming at the top of their lungs. Their eyes…have lost color, turning into a familiar black that I saw in Darksin’s eyes. My breath comes out in labored pants. Shock renders me immobile. Slowly, I lift my terrified gaze to
AVERYI wrap a blanket around myself and settle down on the bed. Draven insisted that I take a bath and change my drenched clothes to avoid catching a cold so I listened to him and did just that. But now he is eerily quiet and it’s driving me crazy. I look up at him to find him staring down at his palms as if he is lost in deep thought.“ It’s time you tell me what happened out there. ” I am so done with his silence. It’s not helping at all.He picks his head and throws me a pointed look. “ It’s better if you ask Aleister. ”“ And when do you suggest I do that? ” I wonder, folding my arms across my chest. “ I can walk out right now, you know. But you don’t think it’s a good idea. ”“ If you want to die, be my guest. ” He scoffs sarcastically.I sigh, shifting my gaze to the closed door. The thought of that dark fog appearing from the cracks is still haunting me. I swallow, forcefully changing my line of thinking to my time here.Today turns out to be yet another never-ending day in
AVERYI start, “ I don’t— ”“ After that, those who accused you would already become an enemy for Aleister. He would have eliminated them on the spot and what happened tonight…wouldn’t have happened. ” He doesn’t give me a chance to talk as he narrows his eyes on me.For a moment, I pull my knees tighter to my chest and ponder over his words. He seems so sure of Aleister’s thoughts that I am forced to revisit the memory from a few hours ago.He did sound genuine when he asked me if it was true. What was I thinking back then? I bite my lip. I was thinking about how my family never believed me and I assumed that Aleister won’t either. But in my defense, if even my closest people never believed me…how could Aleister do it? A small voice in my head whispers that I should have given it a chance and even if Aleister had not believed me, I should not have tried to anger him more by telling him to believe whatever those witches were saying. If I had been honest with my words and had refuse
ALEISTER “ Was she scared? ” It’s a foolish question in itself but I can’t help but still ask. “ She is strong. She will get over it. ” Draven replies quietly. I don’t think she will get over it. I think after what she witnessed tonight, appeasing her will be harder. But isn’t it better if she is livid and not…scared? “ It would have been better if she had not discovered this right now. ” I admit, playing with the ring on my finger. “ You shouldn’t have lost control in front of her then. ” He sighs. His frustrated expression makes everything clear. Avery must have been shocked and terrified when she saw me flip like that. I didn’t plan on letting her know for a while—not until she was settled here but tonight, I truly couldn’t keep a grip on my sane thoughts. I drop the ring on the desk and lift my narrowed eyes to Draven. “ Why did you get so fucking close to her?! ” “ Don’t tell me you believe what those witches said. ” Draven huffs. “ even if you do, ask Agrona! She was t
ALEISTER“ What? ” She draws her head back and blinks at me innocently.She was with me when I needed someone so I can never be too harsh with her. I promised to always care for her, after all. I soften my expression when I notice the hurt in her eyes. “ I want to retire for the night, Agrona. You don’t need to worry about anything. I am not angry at you and I believe you so go back and rest first. ” “ Can I not stay with you tonight? ” Her hand sneaks down to my belt, playing with it suggestively.How do I make her understand that something is fucked up with my cock’s logic? I only want to spend my nights with that stubborn Princess who seems to have engraved herself in my mind and a small part of my heart.“ I don’t want to lose control in the middle of the night and harm you. So, go back to your room Agrona. ” I state firmly.“ But— ”“ It’s not up for debate. Get up now. ” I interrupt coldly. I am done for tonight. All the softness has left me.Realizing that I am getting into a
AVERYI was not expecting this sudden attack of rough and dominating kisses when I dozed off. But now, he doesn’t seem to stop. His hands wander to my butt and my chest as he squeezes my flesh and growls into my mouth. He is a possessed man who is not ready to stop or listen to reason.His firm lips descend on my mouth again and kiss me hard, making my head spin and my belly fill with heat. It’s my mate—Of course, I am bound to feel that I am an animal in mating season whenever he is devouring me like his favorite meal.But I have to be a little more rational.I—Thoughts fly out of the window as he picks me up in his arms. In a blurred moment, we are already on the bed and he is on top of me, still hellbent on stealing every single drop of my sanity. His lips part from my mouth which is already filled with his minty, masculine taste before he lowers his face to my neck, plastering a line of kisses on every spot he finds. I gasp, searching for something to grab as my hands restless