75. The Night Before

Zaikai

I left with a mixture of emotions running through me, I was also annoyed at Maccario being on the high council he was going to be a thorn in my side. I could only begin to imagine what Valentin would now be thinking of me. I had planned to promise Zelda I would close the facilities, but my father was right, without them … it would mean our extinction.

I sighed a headache forming as I made my way back to our quarters one thing I needed to know or feel reassured with was how Zelda felt about our first time being together. Lochlan had raised those ugly thoughts and I now couldn’t put them back, Maccario had heard as well so fuck knows what he would tell my future father-in-law.

I entered the room seeing Zelda sat on the bed playing with her hair, she looked beautiful as always, my stomach knotted feeling guilty once more will I ever not be responsible for causing her pain.

‘Zac are you ok?’ she asked a concerned expression on her face, I really didn’t deserve her.

‘Love, I …