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I AM ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY

Penulis: Kairal.K
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-09 03:05:04

ZADE

“When will you stop acting like a petulant child?”

“I don’t know, father, when I feel like you have had enough torture and guilt over what you did.”

I don’t see the punch coming, feeling it rattling my entire brain. He has never hit me before. We fight and break things, but he has never hit me before.

“You can do all that you want to me,” he grabs me by the collar, pulling me up, “but hurt Mary, an innocent woman, and lashing out at her? That’s where you cross the line, son.”

I push myself away from him, readjusting my blazer. “You can drop the act, no one is in here to judge you. I know the real you.”

“And what is that?”

“That you are a cold, heartless man who will never love anyone or put anyone above yourself, always for the seat and power you hold. Always for the seat and power you have.”

He shakes his head, walking by the window, looking calm, but I would be a fool to let my guard down. There is a reason he is the most feared man.

“Is that what you think?”

“Think?” I adjust
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    ARII am grappling in the dark. Ever since my mother got mated to the king alpha, I waited and kept watch for the other shoe to drop. Years of running and hiding, never settling, and always on the road have turned me into someone who doesn’t believe in happy endings.Why did he agree to let us in his territory so fast? Why did he mate my mother so fast, then take us into his beautiful home?As I sat in that mansion—too big and grand—I felt like I would stain it. He assured us that we would be safe with him and that all the bad people looking for us would be dealt with.That we had a home now and we could rest because he is in our lives now.I don’t believe in knights, I don’t even believe in saviours overall.But then I saw her. She looked so tired, worn out, and in need of a break. I saw how she leaned into him, sighing as if she was resting for the first time in years.How could I ever take that away from her?It has been just the two of us, and it hasn’t been the best. She has tri

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  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   DO I START LIVING FOR ME? CAN I START LIVING NOW?

    ARIDo I continue living a lie, or do I take a chance at this new life?I can't quit it, If I do, the one person I want them to be happy won't. If I show everyone just how lost, just how confused I am, they won't hesitate to tear me apart.So here I am, lost, still fumbling in the dark. Feeling all these things and wondering if they are my feelings or not.Tonight has been a perfect example of what my life entails. A show. Performance.I think Zade saw through that.A part of me hates how much I see myself, even if it's just a small part of myself in him. The only difference is that he has so much anger toward his father, hates my mother for receiving something that he feels she shouldn’t, something that she doesn’t deserve.And hates me for taking his place.It should be his mother and his father. It shouldn’t be my mother and I, happy and being a loving family. I can understand where he is coming from.And I hate that. I hate that I can relate in some way, even if he is hurting me.

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-10
  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   HEAVY SNOW AND FEELINGS

    ARIIt's safe to say winter is my favourite time of the year.“I hate when we do this every year.” Mimi is shaking next to me, bundled up in so many layers I can't help the chuckle that slips out.“Are you that cold?”“I can feel it in my bones. I don't understand why you are wearing that.” by that she means a hoodie and that’s it.I could be naked and in the snow for days and not feel a thing.Yes, we are very warm by nature, but only to some degree. Some wolves prefer warmer weather, and others are much at home deep in the snow.I was born in the white Alps, where it’s snowing all year round. This place reminds me a little bit of home.We are on a school trip- a trip that will last for a week. So deep in the mountain, where snow is so thick, if you don’t shake it off after two minutes, you will be layered in it.I was expecting some sort of ca

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  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   CAN I HUG YOU?

    ARI“Only my most trusted people and the ones who need to keep you safe. There is nothing wrong, I assure you. You can be yourself and not worry or fear that you will be in danger.”“But what if they see me as different?”“Then I will deal with them accordingly. You shouldn’t hide yourself to appease a bunch of teenagers who don’t know anything.”“I fear that …” I close my eyes as I bounce on my heels, feeling jittery. “I fear that someone will spot me, and the people who have been after us will know where to come find me.”A beat passes, and Mr. Parker is silent on the other end. “I should have told you this earlier.”“Told me what?”“We found them.”It's my turn now to pause.“What?”“We found the guys who were trailing you. They are taken care of. Your mom knows this

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  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   TODAY SUCKS

    ARIEverything is heightened in this place.Feelings are much heavier, emotions much more prominent.What would I give to not have walked in on Zade and Olivia making out in the hot tub, which is a little secluded from the rest of the hot spring, where others are all in?They are in their cozy world, hands all over each other as they kiss. Olivia’s giggle breaks the spell I am under- a painful spell- and I turn around, opting to avoid that area and continue with my walk around the grounds.I have said that I won't feel anything, I won't even bother thinking about him, and yet here I am. I wish I could be unfeeling and unbothered by anything Zade does.I wish I could entirely blame it on the bond and say that it's making me this way. But a bond only highlights what exists already.The last time we talked, he told me he is lonely. How can someone like him be lonely? That’s impossible.He is surrounded by friends and powerful people at his whim and under his thumb. He has a girlfriend, s

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  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   OF COURSE MAX KNOWS

    ZADE“I have been looking for you.”Max walks up to where I am, and Olivia sits up.“And what do you want?” she asks, clearly not looking at the interruption.Max gives her a side glance. “I am not here for you, I am here for him.” Her chin juts towards me, and she stands on the other side of the table.“What can I do for you, Max?” she has been getting close to silvers, something I didn’t see coming.“I am looking for Ari. Have you seen her?”“How would I know? I am not her keeper.”She doesn’t look thrilled by my response, which makes me tilt my head as I regard her.“Well, can you at least tell me where I can find her using your bond? She isn't in our room, and I have been trying to find her all over the place. I think she might be lost.”True concern mars her face.“How rude of you. I thought where you were taught you better manners to not to disturb your alpha with such trivia matters.” Livie shifts closer to me, her hand falling on my thigh to drive a point.Max doesn't miss a s

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  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   BURROWING YOUR FEELINGS IN THE SNOW

    ZADE“She is having a hard time, you know?”“What part of not wanting to talk about this did you not get?”Max nods, hands in her pockets as we walk around looking for silvers. Where could she possibly have run off to?“Do you think she feels happiness when she thinks of her new life?” Max asks me after a few minutes.I exhale, giving up. She will persist until she has said what she has in her mind. That’s max.“You tell me.”“I know you know, aren't you her ate? You are more connected to her than you will ever be connected with anyone else.”“And here we are, walking around looking for her, unable to pinpoint exactly where she is.”“She has suffered a great deal, just like you.”“I know you want me to feel connected, bond over the trauma we might share and each other’s pain. But I am just not there yet; all I feel is anger.”“Why?”I exhale, my shoulders loosening as I look up at the dark sky. Snow is falling heavily now.“At the dinner we had a few days ago, my father told me that h

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  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   DISSASSOCIATION TENDECIES

    ZADEShe is lonely.Feeling anguish.Good.I turn and start walking away.“What … where are you going?” Max asks.“You found her.”“Yes, but-““I am leaving now, Max. My nighttime schedule is behind because of you.”She doesn’t object, not that I was expecting her to.I need a drink.When I get to my room, I find the boys all gathered in front of the fireplace playing a game.“What you doing here?”“It’s so boring, there is nothing to do here other than be at the hot tub and then back in the rooms. It blows,” Cass groans as he stretches on the floor.I frown, shrugging off my coat. “Since when has that made you all look so sorry for yourselves?”“Since you started blowing us off to go for a midnight walk with Max.” Rowan rolls his eyes and throws the cards on the table.“Okay, then let's go roam the grounds.”The two look up at me, surprise marred on their faces. Logan only nods before he smiles. “I thought you had started to lose your spark.”“Never,” I smirk. “Let's do what we do be

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    ZADEI stop behind one balding man, I think he is here because he is a legacy. Not the official family but still as important. I can see the sweat trickling down his neck into the stiff, tight suit he is wearing.If I wasn’t so sure before, now standing behind him as he reeks of fear … it's solid. My hand goes through his back, and I touch the organ that’s beating and warm in my palm.Gasps echo around, but no one says a word, as they look at me with horrified expressions, save for my father, of course.“This man,” I turn to Jude, “you missed this man.” My fingers close around the beating organ and pull my hand back. The body shakes, twitching before his head thumps on the table like a log. The scent of blood permeates the air, thickening it with the tension and fear pulsing in the room.I walk over to Jude and let the organ fall on his file, and he looks at it, eyes wide. I am sure he isn't breathing. After all, I just killed a legacy, and he has a lot of mess to clean up.And also,

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   JUDE, YOU ARE FAILING

    ZADEWe are back to ignoring each other.Or to be more precise, Ari has gone back to hating my guts and ignoring my existence. And when she sees me, when our eyes meet, those first two seconds, time seems to slow down, and it's only us. The world fades away, and it's us, and I usually get this feeling in my chest, this heavy thing that is threatening to drown me, but in a sweet way.It's only us, as if we know something, just the two of us, and then the moment is snapped and broken, and she is back to scowling at me, rolling her eyes.But I know, those few seconds, where it is only us, when time stops and we only see each other, feel each other… that is the truth of us.She told me she wanted devotion and then proceeded to lock herself in the bedroom before she left early in the morning, even though we did spend the night together.I didn’t sleep, not when she was in the next room and I knew she wasn’t asleep either. I listened to her breathing, every turn and twist in the bed.I list

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   ALL OR NOTHING

    ARI“What's going on inside this little mind?” his voice is so close to me, nose brushing my temple.I should feel something. A tingle, but I am so damn tired. All I want is to sleep, forget that I exist for a few hours before I start going back to my life. I can't escape it anymore, now can I?“Nothing,” I sigh. “I am just a little sleepy.”Is he expecting more from me tonight?I wish I had the girls with me. They would allow me to be in your space. Maybe I should call them, text them, but I don't have my phone. I remember crashing it in the hotel suite before I walked out into the traffic.Maybe I am not as okay as I think. But getting a grip is important.If I am going to avenge and face the people who ruined me to begin with, I can't let go of the reality. I need to be focused and work hard to make sure they don’t destroy me before I destroy them.I know I am not going to come out of it. The plans I made to go study law as further studies, get out of the pack and live my life as a

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   BROKEN DOLL

    ARIMy life is a mess.It’s a fucked life, painful, dry, bland, void of colour.I am ugly too, rotting slowly inside, underserving of anything good because that’s just what is set in stone for me.Despite it all, despite feeling all of that, as Zade looks at me like I mean something, like I matter … I can't help but want to be under that gaze for a longer time.He is looking at me how he used to look at Olivia, like he might love me, like I mean something. He wants to know if I am okay, taking care of me, a gentle, caring touch on my cold, withering soul.I don’t deserve it, and yet.I yearn for it. Crave it. I can't not shudder under it.“Do you want me to ask you?”Yes. I want him to ask me. I want him to push for me to tell him what's going on in my head. For him to fight for me. I am selfish like that. Mother didn’t say anything untrue, because here I am, asking and taking what doesn’t belong to me.I came into this life, took Olivia’s man under fate’s guidance, and yes. It hurt.

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   WHY WONT YOU ASK ME?

    ARII don’t think I have ever truly let myself think deeply about Zade, who is becoming, and his birthright. I am not one to attach my identity to the boy I am seeing or crushing on, and in this case, the boy I am mated to.But it's still heavy. I find it … sexy that he is already so mature, powerful too, and it's only going to get even better.Yes, I think I am crushing on Zade, and I can't control choking on my water once that fully hits me.“Are you okay?” he asks me as he rushes to my side, rubbing my back.“Yeah,” I wheeze out. “Guess I am a little surprised.”“Why?” he chuckles as he gets back to cooking.“The first thing someone sees when they see you is how spoiled you are.” That’s not true.The first thing I saw and felt when I first laid my eyes on him was just how magnetic and powerful he was. Yes, you could tell from miles away that he is wealthy, but it wasn’t the kind I got from the rest of the students.No, his was the quiet, generational wealth that just didn’t come fr

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   THIS IS STRANGE, BUT I AM NOT SAYING I DON'T LIKE IT

    ARIIt’s weird.I woke up feeling this gut-wrenching painful reminder that I was still alive, that I am still feeling, and my mind is still as loud as before.I wasn’t ready to face myself, the world, or even reality, so I went back to sleep despite not knowing where I was. I could hear someone, a female, who would come and look after me once in a while. I should have been worried that a stranger was hovering over me.But I didn’t care. That’s how gone I was. I did manage to sleep more until I woke up again, and the tension in my temples was lessening.Someone was touching me like I was so fragile, and I could feel how gentle they were being. I knew it was Zade even before I could open my eyes.It felt better, the chatter, the exhaustion… it all lessened when he was around like this. It’s something I have come to notice, not ready to admit it yet, but it’s there.I could hear his thoughts. They were so unguarded, I wondered if he knew I could hear them, and it’s the first time I've be

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   FEED ME NOW

    ZADEShe is so beautiful.I exhale softly as I sit on the bed, watching her sleep. I can't resist reaching out with gentle fingers as I push back her hair off her face.Her hands are tucked under her chin, pressed to her chest, her body curled in as if she is feeling cold or protecting herself from something.But she isn't feeling cold; her body temperature is higher, too, which prompts me to stand up and walk over to the screen door. I slide it open, and the soft light curtains let the air in, billowing soundlessly.I had this bedroom built with a terrace garden, so it feels like someone is sleeping in a garden. I know she will love it when she wakes up.I sit on the floor, watching her as she exhales softly once cool air hits her skin.She had a massive panic attack, and I wasn’t there to help her. The first one she ever had was when she saw me kill that crush of hers –something I don’t regret, but I do regret triggering it- and she broke down in the bathroom.I knew she didn’t want

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   IT'S ME AND YOU NOW

    ZADEMercy.That word alone makes me hit her at the back of the neck as gently as I can, rendering her unconscious. I hold her limp body, my eyes on her now sleeping face, as I breathe hard.I am scared.I almost lost her a few minutes ago, and then watched her as she almost slipped out of her mind. I stand up as I carry her bridal style to my car, where I am parked. I don’t mind the eyes on me, murmuring bout the girl who almost got run over by walking to the busy highway.I secure Ari on the seat before I get in myself and drive away.I knew something was off, from the moment I saw her mother walking out of the hotel, minutes after I had dropped ari and then the coldness that overcame me like I had been pushed in an extremely icy frozen lake.I don’t think twice, taking her to my private home, somewhere no one knows, not even my father. She is still out cold, and I start to worry that I might have hurt her. Lying her gently on the bed, I clean her up, making sure she is comfortable

  • THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS   LET ME GO, PLEASE

    ARISomething is breaking inside me.I can’t feel my touch, even as I touch my chest. I have gone numb, nothing truly registering as I sit on the floor, remaining in a state of static as she has left me.What you are doing is not worth it.Not worth it.Nothing is worth it.What do I do now?A murderer. A misguided child. Doing things that I shouldn’t, wrecking her life.A broken wail escapes my lips as I hunch down, feeling like I am taking my first breath.This is not how it was supposed to go. How can this happen? I killed someone, but I don’t know why. I don’t know why I keep getting angry, like I am in a cage, and when I am let out, I lash out at the first person closest.I wish I could stop, remember myself, and stop getting so angry, to stop my actions before they are thrown back at me, like I am going crazy and need to be put down.Everything I am doing feels wrong. Everyone keeps telling me that I am doing the wrong thing the wrong way.I don’t know what to do anymore. I don’

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