Cassian's POV."Cassian! we can talk about this-"But the heat in me blocked my ears. I charged at the bastard with wolf speed and speared him with everything in me. I didn't let go of him to make him feel the impact, so we went crashing out through the window from the top floor of a two storey building to the ground outside."Goodness!! Two men just fell from the top floor! Call the ambulance or something!!""Wait a minute... Is that not the heir to the throne, stark naked and bleeding?""What the fuck is happening?!"The party feeling had been overwhelmed with the bloody occurrences and people had began filing out to witness what was happening.I was supposed to end this here and now to save face, but there was nothing I could do with this fury that had been built up for years, except to unleash it on the person who built it up."C... Cassian", Ryan dragged himself up after taking some time on the ground to nurse his pain. "We can talk about this. Remember that you're my brother fro
Cassian's POV."You stupid bastard!!!"I stared down at my feet, but from the corner of my eye, I saw my father pick up the glass cup from his table and I knew what was going to happen next.I dodged immediately he swung the glass cup at me, making it miss my head narrowly and shattering upon impact with the wall behind me."You've been nothing short of an arrogant fool, and you have peaked it tonight!! How stupid could you be?!! How dare you?!!""It wasn't my fault, father. I tried my best to hold my anger-""You tried to hold your anger?! Okay then, hold this!!" He picked up knife and flung it straight for my head, but I was fast enough to dodge it this time. Before I could save myself, the edge stretched the corner of my head, taking a huge part of my skin with it.But that was not all.I was still trying to nurse the pain when I saw him charge at me with so much speed. I broke the wall the behind me when he speared me, causing me to fall to my knees and cough out blood."You deser
Cassian's POV.Two hours.That's how long I had my glues to the whitewashed ceiling above me, watching the fan spin above me endlessly.The only change I got to wash myself off Ryan's blood was after the rebuking I got from my father. I didn't bother having anything to eat knowing fully well that it wouldn't digest.It was silent and cold in the wee hours of the morning already, but the voice in my head and the flashes I got from hours ago were so loud and vivid, I was this close to running mad.I felt pangs of guilt hit me as I turned uncomfortably for the umpteenth time tonight, and it wasn't from killing Ryan.Granted, Ryan deserved his death for trying to rape Celeste or anyone at all, but that was not the drive to my murder.I didn't kill him because he raped Celeste. I didn't kill him for hurting Jennifer, someone who did something but love him dearly, only to pin the consequences of his actions on me for years.I killed him to hide the truth from the rest of the wolf realm.The
Celeste's POVI felt the tingle of the late morning sun on my skin.My body was too weak to even make a turn from the rays of the sun that found their way past my window and threatened to blind me.I yawned and stretched a little before I collapsed back on the bed. This had been the first time in days that I'd actually gotten a good night sleep. A lot had happened in the past three days, and I was both physically hurt and emotionally traumatized. I thought about what would've been become of me if Cassian didn't save me.I was stubborn and stupid, but Cassian risked his life and his being to make sure that I was permanently safe. No one in my life had done that for me. People wanted to me alive, but Cassian was willing to lay his life down for me, despite the way that I treated him.I tried to turned to the side to dissolve the guilt that I felt in me when I thought of what I put him through.I should've listened to him from the start, but I decided to let jealousy get the best of me,
Celeste's POV."Do you have flashes about the unfortunate situation?" The elderly doctor asked with his large glasses on his nose and his pen on a medical report, ready to jot my answer down.How was I going to tell him that the mere question forced my head back to last night?"Not as frequent as I expected. It comes and goes occasionally."That was the only solid lie I could come up with. I couldn't let him know that I still saw Ryan's haunting image in my head, and I couldn't get it out no matter how hard I tried."Have you had panic attacks since that incident?""No," I lied, trying to ignore the time I had a breakdown seconds before Cassian walked into my room last night."Your body still hurts a little?""Yes. But I don't even notice it."He stared at me with a skeptical look on his face before writing down his thoughts on my answers.Lucian took me to the nurses to have a series of tests that I didn't know I needed. After that, he made sure he was he was present as they cleaned
Celeste's POV."Do you like it?"I simply nodded and kept the empty cup by my side when I took the last spoon."There's a new spot that opened up when you were at Lebinnin. They make really good pasta. Do you want to try the place out-""Just take me home, Lucian. You don't need to take what the doctor said about keeping me company too serious. I'm a grown woman who can take care of herself."I knew I was a little harsh, and I could feel my wolf burning me from the inside, but pushing him away was the only way I could get him out of my space so I don't have to deal with the guilt."That's true", he said after he noticed the coldness. "I'm sure you're tired and you need some rest."There was an awkward silence between the both of us for a while, and my wolf made tangible use of the deafening silence to beat me up."I need to go get something quickly. It won't take long - are you sure you'll be alright by yourself?""I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm a grown woman who can t
Celeste's POV."Hey you, give me three more bottles of vodka!!"Through my blurry eyes, I saw him hesitate with a look begging me to pity myself, but it only got me angrier. "Are you standing there because you're deaf, or because you're stupid? Did you know here me make an order? Will you get out of here and get back with my order?!", I dismissed him angrily, and he had no choice but to go get the drinks I order.I felt music getting dizzy. The tip of my fingers were getting numb. I couldn't feel my legs anymore, and I knew I was temporarily paralyzed by intoxication.I'd never gone this deep into alcohol in my entire life. I was an introvert - a nerdy naive girl who had a late bloom, so I'd just started drinking recently and lightly.But tonight was different. I'd consumed eight bottles of vodka tonight, but I still hadn't had a night.It was almost midnight. Hours had passed since that surreal panic attack, but the memories of Ryan drugging me and trying to rape was still as vivid a
Celeste's POV.I felt the cold midnight wind push me back, sending chills down my spine as it slapped my skin.I didn't hear well.There was no away what I heard was what he said."And when are you going to do that?""Before the end the year-""Before the end of the month. The faster we get to repairing your image, the better.""I'll marry Shantel before the end of the month."It was loud and clear this time. He didn't mince words. It was a very cold night, but I felt heat behind my ears.There was no way Cassia just agreed to that so easily. I expected him to fight for me - for us.I was supposed to gey angry by the fact that my stepbrother was getting married - even though it was to someone he obviously didn't love. But right now, I was breaking down. I could feel my wolf hurt and scarred, but on the outside, I did my best to make sure it was nothing.I tried to take a step away, but my knees gave in and I fell to my knees, pushing the door forward and exposing myself."Shit."Both C
Celeste's POV.Everything was happening way too fast. I was driven by anger and other emotions, and I didn't bother to notice that the floor was weak in some areas.I felt myself sinking and falling. I tried to grab on to anything that to could keep me upright, but I only ended up grappling air.At some point, I gave up and brace myself for the worst fall of my life, yelling as I trying to protect my fragile head.I didn't know how at first, but the pain from the impact of crashing into the ground never came. I knew I fell into something, but I just couldn't feel the hurt that was supposed to come with it.I stopped screaming and opened my eyes to slowly to realize - I fell, but not onto the ground.I fell into Lucian's arms.I was supposed to push him away and straighten myself immediately like nothing even happened, but I was baffled at how someone's ams were so firm to hold me from falling, but yet soft enough for me to be in all night.My eyes disobeyed my instruction and began s
Celeste's POV.The awkward silence that sat with us throughout the flight was unnerving, but I had no choice but to deal with it, since it was the tone I set.No matter how many times I tried to explain to my mom hours ago that I was better off without this genius idea of theirs, she vehemently refused my suggestion to stay back."I know you, Celeste. It seems there's more to this than not wanting to go on this vacation. Are you going to tell me what's wrong? Is it the place or the fact that Lucian is going with you that is bothering you?"How was the Moon Goddess's name? How was I going to explain to her that I didn't want to spend the rest of my week with someone I had sex with and didn't love?I reclined further in my seat and switched off the music from my headphones when I began to feel sleepy. At that point, I welcomed it since it was the only thing that could cure this awkwardness."Good evening, Prince Lucian," I heard a flight attendant come up to us. "We'll be landing in a few mi
Celeste's POVNumb.That's how my whole body felt as I lay on Lucian's bed. The rays of sunshine found its way through the cotton and attacked my eyes, but there was no strength left in me to even move.The combination of alcohol, heartbreak and hot sex made a very terrible aftermath because not only was my head throbbing badly, my body and my heart was also aching.Despite the terrible hangover that threatened to knock me out again, I couldn't help but remember the hurtful words that Cassian ruined me with.I lay there, helpless and heartbroken, wishing I put my wolf in check the very first time he attempted to make a mark on me.Maybe I was stupid to think that Cassian would ever be with someone like me. Maybe I was the one who overthought the woman thing in my head. I was the one who thought it was unreasonable to have casual sex with a stepsister and go on to get married like everything is normal.A part of me felt that something was wrong something somewhere. My wolf felt so con
Celeste's POV"You bastard!!" I screamed at him, let anger take utter control of me. "The utter nerve of you to touch me!!"The look of shock on his face and he nurtured his hurting cheek was supposed to be a fulfilling sight, but I could barely resist the urge to land another one."Celeste, you... You slapped me?""And you deserve another one, you jerk! Do you know how hard it has been without you? Do you know how bad I've been resisting you? Do you know how bad I've wanted you to make me feel like a woman again? I literally begged you to let me be so I don't have my feelings toyed with, and you had the guts to break down my walls and hurt me while I was defenseless?", I questioned, rage coursing through my veins.I kept yelling and ranting without giving myself a chance to breathe. I was feeling lightheaded, but I didn't care if I fainted right now."Why can't you accept the fact that we can't be together? Do we have to end this on a bad note? We're... We're not meant to be for good
Celeste's POV.I felt the cold midnight wind push me back, sending chills down my spine as it slapped my skin.I didn't hear well.There was no away what I heard was what he said."And when are you going to do that?""Before the end the year-""Before the end of the month. The faster we get to repairing your image, the better.""I'll marry Shantel before the end of the month."It was loud and clear this time. He didn't mince words. It was a very cold night, but I felt heat behind my ears.There was no way Cassia just agreed to that so easily. I expected him to fight for me - for us.I was supposed to gey angry by the fact that my stepbrother was getting married - even though it was to someone he obviously didn't love. But right now, I was breaking down. I could feel my wolf hurt and scarred, but on the outside, I did my best to make sure it was nothing.I tried to take a step away, but my knees gave in and I fell to my knees, pushing the door forward and exposing myself."Shit."Both C
Celeste's POV."Hey you, give me three more bottles of vodka!!"Through my blurry eyes, I saw him hesitate with a look begging me to pity myself, but it only got me angrier. "Are you standing there because you're deaf, or because you're stupid? Did you know here me make an order? Will you get out of here and get back with my order?!", I dismissed him angrily, and he had no choice but to go get the drinks I order.I felt music getting dizzy. The tip of my fingers were getting numb. I couldn't feel my legs anymore, and I knew I was temporarily paralyzed by intoxication.I'd never gone this deep into alcohol in my entire life. I was an introvert - a nerdy naive girl who had a late bloom, so I'd just started drinking recently and lightly.But tonight was different. I'd consumed eight bottles of vodka tonight, but I still hadn't had a night.It was almost midnight. Hours had passed since that surreal panic attack, but the memories of Ryan drugging me and trying to rape was still as vivid a
Celeste's POV."Do you like it?"I simply nodded and kept the empty cup by my side when I took the last spoon."There's a new spot that opened up when you were at Lebinnin. They make really good pasta. Do you want to try the place out-""Just take me home, Lucian. You don't need to take what the doctor said about keeping me company too serious. I'm a grown woman who can take care of herself."I knew I was a little harsh, and I could feel my wolf burning me from the inside, but pushing him away was the only way I could get him out of my space so I don't have to deal with the guilt."That's true", he said after he noticed the coldness. "I'm sure you're tired and you need some rest."There was an awkward silence between the both of us for a while, and my wolf made tangible use of the deafening silence to beat me up."I need to go get something quickly. It won't take long - are you sure you'll be alright by yourself?""I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm a grown woman who can t
Celeste's POV."Do you have flashes about the unfortunate situation?" The elderly doctor asked with his large glasses on his nose and his pen on a medical report, ready to jot my answer down.How was I going to tell him that the mere question forced my head back to last night?"Not as frequent as I expected. It comes and goes occasionally."That was the only solid lie I could come up with. I couldn't let him know that I still saw Ryan's haunting image in my head, and I couldn't get it out no matter how hard I tried."Have you had panic attacks since that incident?""No," I lied, trying to ignore the time I had a breakdown seconds before Cassian walked into my room last night."Your body still hurts a little?""Yes. But I don't even notice it."He stared at me with a skeptical look on his face before writing down his thoughts on my answers.Lucian took me to the nurses to have a series of tests that I didn't know I needed. After that, he made sure he was he was present as they cleaned
Celeste's POVI felt the tingle of the late morning sun on my skin.My body was too weak to even make a turn from the rays of the sun that found their way past my window and threatened to blind me.I yawned and stretched a little before I collapsed back on the bed. This had been the first time in days that I'd actually gotten a good night sleep. A lot had happened in the past three days, and I was both physically hurt and emotionally traumatized. I thought about what would've been become of me if Cassian didn't save me.I was stubborn and stupid, but Cassian risked his life and his being to make sure that I was permanently safe. No one in my life had done that for me. People wanted to me alive, but Cassian was willing to lay his life down for me, despite the way that I treated him.I tried to turned to the side to dissolve the guilt that I felt in me when I thought of what I put him through.I should've listened to him from the start, but I decided to let jealousy get the best of me,