Meredith’s POV He hasn’t changed a bit. He still looked pretty much the same with that mischievous grin that always played on his lips. He has two boxes wrapped with red ribbons in his hands. But I didn’t pay much attention to them; my main focus was on the fact that Saul was actually here. Without thinking, I wrap my arms around him and bury my face in his chest. His chuckle fills my ears, and he hugs me back. “Yeah, I missed you too.” I pull away and look up at him, and I swear I was on the verge of tears. I knew I missed him, but seeing him now made me feel so much. “You are actually here,” I say, still having a hard time processing if this is real. I was starting to lose hope that he would ever actually come here, especially after our last encounter. His grin reaches all the way to his ears, and his beautiful blue eyes sparkle in a way that makes my cheeks heat. “Of course, did you really think it would be that easy to get rid of me?” he asks, and I chuckle lightly.
Meredith's POV "No, it is not another dagger. It is something better,” he says, and my curiosity gets the better of me. He nods at the box as a silent way of telling me to open it, and I do. The second I undo the ribbons and take the lid off, my eyes nearly bulge out of their sockets. Instead of a golden dagger, he got me something much more deadly. A golden gun. What the hell? My eyes shift to Saul to find him watching me with a smile on his lips. I blink up at him, then at the gun, then back to him again. I just had to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating or that this wasn’t some toy or prank. “You got me a gun?” I ask, and he nods, that smile still on his lips. “A weapon I can use to kill all of you in seconds and burst out of here?” “Well, yes and no. It is a real gun, but there aren’t any bullets in it.” I frown. I don’t know why that is just disappointing to me. He laughs at my facial expression and says, "Oh, come on, you didn’t really think I would give you a me
Meredith’s POVI do not know at what point I had completely zoned out; all I knew was that I could see Gabby’s lips moving, but her words weren’t really being heard. I almost wanted to believe that I had gone deaf due to all her blabbering, but I knew that wasn’t possible.No.My brain just automatically shut her out, and I am glad for that. Because right now, I do not think I am interested in anything she has to say. I have bigger issues right now. Like how to get Saul and the rest of the kings to forgive me.They are all so mad at me, and it hurts. I just wish they could be more understanding and see the reason I did what I did. This strain between us was suffocating. For a moment, I actually wanted things to go back to normal.But then I remember that ever since I stepped foot into the triad’s palace, nothing has ever been normal. From fighting for my life with Gwen and the other ladies in the harem to being nothing but a mere sex toy for the kings, and then to nearly being killed
Meredith’s POV Subconsciously, I take a step back, wanting to put as much distance between this psycho and me as possible. Placing a hand over my pounding heart, I try to calm myself down. Although I had to admit that it was a great deal of work, I didn’t even hear anyone come in. “You need to stop doing that,” I say to Gabby, who just stares at me with a blank expression. There is so much intensity in her eyes that it makes me back away even more. Contrary to her countenance, she says, “I am sorry. It was not my intention to scare you.” Well, I would most certainly beg to differ. She continues, “I am sorry about earlier,” she pauses, “I am just not used to people yelling at me like that.” The way she purses her lips shows that she still isn’t over what I did. But it really wasn’t such a big deal now, was it? She seems to be more upset than the average person would be. I suppose that we really are all different. Once I am certain that my heart rate has stabilized, I say,
Roman’s POVMy subjects cower in fear as they gaze up at me. The growl that rumbles off my chest is enough to shatter the very foundation of this palace. They bowed their heads as their bodies trembled before me.The report they gave me is clenched in my hands. Ever since that incident with Meredith, things just keep getting worse in this kingdom, and I don’t know why. The other day, some of the banks within our pack shut down because of inadequate funding. Most of our farmers are running low on food supplies due to the strange weather we have been having. And now, just when I want to finally sit my fucking ass down, I receive a report saying rogues just attacked our storage house.“What the fuck?!” I roar at the top of my lungs, getting hold of the nearest object and smashing it against the wall. My head of security, along with his subjects, take a step away from me. like that would save them; they need to be on a whole other continent away from me if they ever want to be safe fro
Meredith’s POVI should have thought of this. I should have planned myself better. Roman always shows up unannounced; I just didn’t think he would chosen tonight of all nights. His eyes roam my body hungrily, and I hate how much it turns me on. No, no, no. This is for Caelen, not for Roman.“Roman, I did not expect you to be here,” I stutter, taking a step back as he takes one forward.He shuts the door behind him and stalks up to me like a predator would its prey. My back meets the wall, and he stops barely an inch away from me. his minty breath fans my face and I could not tell if it was turning me on or putting more fear in me.“Clearly,” he rasps, his eyes roaming my body hungrily once again. My breath catches when his hand makes contact with my thigh. Slowly, it creeps up to my inner thigh, sending tingles through my body.He brings his lips to my neck, and a light moan leaves my mouth when he starts to trace kisses all over it. It takes everything in me to try to put some dist
Meredith’s POV“Do you guys really have to go?” I ask with a pout, and Caelen chuckles. Roman simply smirks as he puts on his clothes. Caelen did the same as well; I am the only one still laying in bed without any intention of moving anytime soon.“We are kings; we have a lot to do. We are far from work,” Caelen says, and I frown.“But this means I can come back with you guys, right?” I ask them, and the smile on both their faces completely vanishes. There is a sharp sting in my heart, and I sink into myself. “You all are still angry at me.” I say, and neither of them say a word. A sigh leaves my lips, and I feel frustration growing within me. “I already explained what happened to Saul. I didn’t betray any of you, I promise.”Roman and Caelen share a glance, and it is at that moment that I realize that there is something they are not telling me. There is another reason they are keeping me here.Caelen walks up to me and caresses my hair gently. I look up at him through my lashes, and
Meredith’s POVA gasp leaves my lips as I shoot up into a sitting position. My breaths are labored as I try to fill my lungs with oxygen, but it feels as though I'm not. My chest was just heaving up and down, yet there was no air.What the hell?I take in my surroundings to see that I am still in my room. Roman is lying beside me on the bed, and Caelen is... on the floor?My memory is a bit foggy, but the last thing I remember was losing a great deal of strength. Then I heard a loud thud, and Roman fell beside me. What in the world happened?“Roman?” I tried to touch him, but the weirdest and creepiest thing happened. My hand went through him. The scream that leaves my lips cannot be helped.Several times I tried to touch him. I tried to touch anything, but I just went right through it, almost as though it were air. Or, like, there was nothing there in the first place. The only tangible things were the floor and bed. Am I a ghost?“Roman? Roman, can you hear me?” I ask, but he makes