Noah POVI pace up and down the hallway, wondering what Scarlet has been doing in there for so long. Through the mate bond, I can feel the whirlwind of emotions that are going through her and I am filled with worry and frustration. What exactly is that bastard saying or doing to my mate to make her feel this way.If he is doing anything to her, so help me, I am going to burn this whole coven to the ground. The thought fills me with anger and I pace even faster. The only thing keeping me from storming inside that room is the fact that Scarlet begged me to stay away for now.She wants to do this on her own and I sincerely understand. She knows I will lose it if I have to deal with the fucker that took our loved ones, and she has considered what is at stake if I should do something angrily that will cause him to hurt them.A smile comes to my face. Not only is she gorgeous, she is incredibly smart and wise to. What did I do to the moon goddess to deserve this amazing woman as my mate.My
Noah POVI look at Scarlet and I shake my head to be sure I did not have something in my ears when I heard those words. Michelle starts to cry but I can not care less in that moment. All I want to do is confirm if I heard Scarlet right."What did you say?" I question slowly, walking towards her with my heart in my mouth. It is racing so fast that I think it will explode eventually."I am not going with you, Noah. I am going to stay here," she says firmly and my heart stops, freezes and shatters. The pain is beyond emotional, it has become physical at this point and I have to grit my teeth to stop myself from screaming out my pain.There is only one thing staying here means. She does not want me anymore. My eyes that have moved from her move back up to her and I find the sorcerer standing beside her with a self satisfied smirk on his face. She wants him. She wants to stay with him.No... No, there is no way this is happening."Scarlet, stop. Whatever this is, you have to stop it," I te
Scarlet POVRavet looks at me with a gentle smile on his face and I smile back at him. "Come on, we have to send them off," he tells me and I nod, following him as he walks out of the room, down the hallway and towards the entryway that leads out of the building.He walks with even more pride in his footsteps than before. He thinks he has won. Well he has. He has gotten me to stay with him and my family is leaving. Noah is leaving. We walk out of the building and he speaks with triumph and pride in his voice."Goodbye," the level of pride in that one word is almost ridiculous. I watch Noah. He is stiff in all of his movements. He does not turn back to look at me. He does not seem to want to fight for me. He is respecting my decision to stay here and it hurts him too much to look at me because he might lose his control.I look away from him to my family. Michelle and Jane are crying the most. Mom is hugging Ryle and I quickly look away from her. I hope all of them can forgive me for th
Scarlet's POV"We have a variety of outfits that Lord Ravet chose for you," Katherine says and the blonde one of the two girls smiles. I remember that the blonde girl has not told me her name and it will be rude to keep calling her 'the blonde girl', even though it is in my head."You did not tell me your name," I tell her as she takes my hand and pulls me up from the bed. She smiles at me as if we have been friends for ages and I do not know how to react, because I am not really sure I plan to make friends."I thought you would never ask," she says and I smile awkwardly. Katherine sees my awkward smile and laughs hard at my expense. "Tiana, you promised you would not make her uncomfortable." Katherine says, looking at me with sympathy at the fact that I am stuck with the blond girl I now discover is Tiana."I was supposed to tell her my name myself!" Tiana exclaims, lunging for Katherine and surprising her. "What do you mean?" Katherine asks incredulously, jumping out of the way of T
Scarlet POV"No more," I begged Katherine and she looked at Tiana before she laughed. "Please I don't want to see any more. These three are enough for me to choose from." I complain."Well, I would have loved to leave you alone, but Master Ravet had instructed that we show you every single one and let you go through them and make a choice on your own," she tells me and I go silent." We are only allowed to tell you our opinions in a way that they will not influence your choice. We are not to tell you what to pick or even 'help' you," she tells me and puts air quotes on the word help. I nod, wondering what Ravet is like to them. Will they mind if they ask? Will they report me? What will they say? Will they answer me?I keep quiet. I do not want to push my luck. A lot has happened in one day and I am only lucky to be completely sane at this point. I do not want to do anything that will put me in trouble in this place. They may seem friendly, but there is a limit to how friendly a peopl
Scarlet POVI sit at the windowsill and stare out the window down at the green lawn. It is a beautiful sight, but I am exhausted of seeing it. I have been seeing it for the last five days and I fear that at one point, it will be the only thing I see when I close my eyes."Fuck..." I whisper. I am filled with pain. It is not just my pain, it is the pain of someone else. Someone I love dearly. It is flowing through the connection of our mate bond and even though it is only a fraction, it is intense and the pain I am feeling shows me just how much he must be suffering.Damn, I'm suffering too.I miss him so much. I miss him so much that I am sure I will break apart if I have to endure one more day without him. I miss my family too. The last time I saw everyone I loved was five days ago and it is hurting me so much that my heart is breaking.Seeing them the time I saw them has made not seeing them for the past five days excruciating in a way that I cannot explain. I bury my face in my pal
Scarlet POVAs soon as I enter my room in the mansion, I shut the door and lock it behind me. I lean my back against the door, panting heavily and trying to hold my sobs back. I am terrified, angry and sad. No... No, there was no way this is about to happen to me. There is no way I am going to do this. Not with Ravet, not with any fucking person. I can not even open my mouth to say it. The mere thought fills me with dread, horror and disgust. I begin to pace around the room and the more I think about how hopeless the situation is, the more terrified I get.I start to cry again, burying my face in my hands and kneeling on the floor. The sadness I have been managing to keep at bay floods through me and I cry harder, sobbing out loud.The guards standing outside my door knock on the door. "Mistress Scarlet, are you alright?" One of them asks with a concerned tone in his voice. I don't care. I don't care if he is really concerned or he is pretending. What can his concern do for me? How
Scarlet's POVI shut the door behind me and instantly race into the built-in bathroom. I stand in front of the mirror and I almost gasp at how much of a mess I look like. It is probably why the guards were horrified on seeing me.There are black mascara lines running down my face from how much I have been crying and my hair is a mess from all my pulling while I was crying.At this moment, I do not care if I look presentable or not. All I want is to get out of here now that I have the chance. I reach behind me and pull at the laces that hold the bodice of my dress together. The laces loosen and I tug at them frantically. I am in a great hurry.Once they are loose enough, I pull the dress off and then struggle with the corset. My chest is constricted in the corset and it made it extremely difficult to cry freely. The laces finally loosen and I throw off the stupid cage to the side.I rush out of the bathroom and into the closet. My clothes from when I first came here we're confiscated b