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SCARLETTSome time earlier…“ Tell me, Sky. How do you know that? ” He released my elbow gently and asked in a stiff tone.I swallowed my saliva and stared at his face. There was no explanation great enough to cover this fuck up.“ I saw the way you look at her, Rush. ” This was the stupidest thing to say.“ And you instantly thought she is my mate? Cut the crap. ” He smirked.“ So you are admitting she is your mate? This will only prove I am right, you get that right? ” I scoffed, standing my ground.If I looked like an idiot, then it was better than endangering Valerie or myself.“ Did Valerie tell you? ” His brows rose to his forehead.He didn’t even pay attention to what I was asking. He refused to get the bait.“ Will she tell me if I ask her instead of you? ” I gritted my jaw, pretending to be furious when in reality I was still beating myself over what I did.“ I don’t believe you didn’t try. ” He rubbed his nape with his left hand, painfully slow.My heart skipped a beat when
SCARLETT“ Izer! ” I gasped as my hands instantly shot up to cup his bleeding neck.“ Darling. ” He whispered, grabbing my trembling hands between his.“ Did I cut deep? Are you going to die?! ” My breathing grew heavy when fear coiled around my lungs, squeezing every breath out of me.“ I can heal. ” His hot breaths fanned my lips.“ What if— ”“ It’s fine. ” He cut in and removed my shaky hands from his neck.The blood and healed skin came into my view. It was like my soul left my body when I saw his blood but it came back when I saw that he was not hurt. My fast heartbeats remained the same. I lifted my gaze to his eyes that were too close, his lips that were inches away“ It’s strange. After everything I did, you still care about me. ” The corner of his lips curled up wickedly.Realizing what I was doing, my heart missed a beat. My gaze dropped to his hands that were holding mine. A surge of energy was running up my hands and arms. I was so used to these sparks that it took effor
IZER“ Do it. ” I uttered.She stared at me with her big doe eyes and stayed silent. I glanced down at her softly quivering lips and the urge to take them intensified. I couldn’t get her taste out of my head. I couldn’t fucking get anything about her out of my fucking head. She was engraved too deep in everything inside me.“ I—I will do it. ” Her trembling lips whispered in a weak voice.She was giving in. I was expecting her to start screaming by now. But, she was not doing what I expected. All her threats were empty.“ Do it. I won’t stop. ” I pressed my forehead against hers, barely controlling myself.There was no fucking way I was letting her go even if she screamed, fought, or cried. I would never let her go. But I wanted her to think she could get away and see if I really broke her. I hope not. I desperately hoped not.“ Why are you… ” She trailed off as tears leaked out of her eyes again. “ why are you doing this to me? You know I can not do it. I know no one can save me fro
SCARLETTOnce trust was broken, it was near impossible to piece it back together. Even if the rope of trust was tied again, it would always hold an ugly knot in the middle, reminding everyone that this was once broken and it was still weak.That’s what I felt about Izer when he left the same way he came. Despite hating myself for it, I ran to the window and watched the dark silhouette in the night. I witnessed how he jumped over the walls and then used his exceptional speed to become a blur for the world. My heart remained heavy and fluttering inside my chest until he was safely away from this place, and out of my sight for good.I didn’t believe he would come for me. I didn’t believe he cared about me. I didn’t fucking believe that he didn’t have an ulterior motive behind tonight. That’s what a wounded trust did to me. I wanted to believe everything, and just give in…but I couldn’t.Now, all hopes lay with him once again. He would be the sole decision-maker. He would have come to
SCARLETTI hid the cell under my mattress and walked to the locked door. Someone might have seen Izer going in and out of my room through the window. That possibility meant trouble. My hand lingered over the lock as I thought about it. If they asked me, what should I say? That I don’t know anything?Another knock sounded on the door. I jumped in my spot, and silently cursed myself to be such a scaredy cat.Shaking my head, I unlocked the door and pushed my head through the crack. My eyes almost rolled back into my head when I found Rush standing outside, wearing his casual blue T-shirt and grey sweats.“ What do you want? ” I asked before he could speak, in hopes that he wouldn’t notice how flustered how I was.“ I thought I heard some noise from your room. ” His eyebrows furrowed as he stared at my face.“ You heard noise from my soundproof room in the middle of the night? ” I blinked lazily, trying to make him sound dumb to himself. “ couldn’t you find a better excuse to come see
IZER“ Thank Goddess! ” Dixon sighed exaggeratedly.I rolled my eyes. A subtle smirk tilted the corners of my lips.“ So what’s the plan now? ” He asked when he was done with his dramatic sighs of relief.I had only told him that I would be bringing my Darling back but he already looked ready to go get her. “ Two things need to happen. ” I rested on the couch of the sitting area in my penthouse and looked up at the ceiling. “ I need to use the crowsel and get her out of there on the same day. ” “ How will this happen? ” Dixon inquired, confused.“ That charity event. ” I glanced at him. “ I believe Cadamus will come and for the sake of bluffing, he will bring Scarlett along. ” “ What if he doesn’t? ” He shifted in the single couch restlessly.“ He has to show the world his son’s new fiance. ” I rolled my eyes. Even the thought caused a fire to ignite in my blood.I wanted to go back and drag her here. I didn’t want her to spend even a moment more there because it meant possible har
SCARLETT “ You won’t stop this, Alpha King? ” I questioned, sitting in front of him. “ You didn’t have a problem getting mated before you left. ” He observed my face, trying to intimidate me. “ Not left. ” I sighed. “ Taken. I was taken. ” “ Even if you were taken, what changed, Scarlett? ” He clasped his hands together and placed them over the desk. You drugged me. You lied to me. You never looked for me. I could say this and provoke him. But I didn’t. I stayed silent and watched his face. There was no expression that could tell me what he was thinking or feeling at this moment. Giving in, I exhaled a shallow breath. “ why did you call me here today, Alpha King? ” “ I want to show you something. ” He got up, surprising me. “ What? ” My brows shot to my forehead. “ Come with me. ” I got to my feet and followed Alpha King out of the study room. We walked down the stairs. He always stayed two steps ahead of me, leaving me trailing behind him. My curiosity grew with each pas
SCARLETT“ It doesn’t…make sense. ” I laughed nervously.I knew the truth but I still had to pretend to be completely unaware. “ They were not your parents. ” Alpha King stated in a cold voice.“ What? ” Hearing it from him had a strange effect on me. The old wound was scratched and filled with salt.“ Marcus and Nathalia were not your biological parents. ” He added. “ they raised you as their daughter after Andrew’s death, and loved you as their own but they didn’t have blood ties with you. ”“ That—That doesn’t make sense. ” I swallowed the lump that unexpectedly clogged my throat. The mention of the two people I loved the most in my life would never stop drawing the same reaction out of me.“ You don’t need to doubt their love for you. You don’t even need to go look for your biological parents. But, Scarlett, you need to be aware of the truth if you want to find your true self and connect with it. ” Alpha King folded his hands behind his back.My chin wobbled. I pressed my lips t