Ares' pov I passed her room and walked down the stairs, vaguely hoping not to bump into her.Not because I didn't want to see her but because I wasn't sure how to react to her.I had healed considerably well after all the silver had been removed from my body and I could move with grace again.“Alpha!” I heard a feminine voice from the side.I knew instantly that she wasn't the one because she hardly ever called me by my title when it was just the both of us, not that I minded, plus her voice was more velvety than nasal.I turned to see the head maid and I gave her a questioning glance.“You're up and running already after….” I couldn't tell what expression I had on my face but she trailed off and knew better than to mention it. “I was thinking you'd want to eat first to gain energy after all the blood you lost,” she said.“Do I look like I need energy?” I asked.“No, but….”I cut her off with a glare and she swallowed the rest of her words before bowing and turning to leave.I've alw
Ares' pov“What happened to him?” I turned to the guards closest to me.“I…I don't know, Alpha,” he looked genuinely confused.I growled lowly and could already feel my anger on the lid.He was just about to say something.Heck, I could finally put an end to all of this.And then this?I was about to land a blow on the guard when something from my peripheral vision caught my attention.The guards held their breaths as I stalked towards the small table on one side.“What's this?” I lifted one of the two empty glass cups.“We had given them water when it looked like they weren't going to wake up,” the head guard said.I narrowed my eyes and then it made sense to me.I sniffed the cup but there wasn't anything suspicious but I knew better.“Who gave you the water?” I asked coldly.“The head maid,” he replied.As soon as the words left his lips, I smashes the glass hard against the wall.The guards exchanged worried looks but I didn't spare them a glance.“Clean this up,” I said and storm
“What?” I asked in a flat tone as I folded the comforter I had been using.“I want you,” he said without missing a beat but what missed a beat was my heart.I bit the inside of my cheeks as anger welled up in me at the same time sweet tingles ran down my spine from the intensity of his stare.He took a step forward and I tossed the neatly folded comforter to the side and it landed in a pile on the ground.“Do you enjoy this?” I spat. “Do you enjoy all of this?” My tone grew and I pointed at the space in between the both of us. “Do you enjoy messing with my mind?” His brows knitted together and I would have thought he was genuinely confused about my accusations if I didn't know just what type of devil he was.“What…”He trailed off and I closed my eyes in a bid to control my anger and tongue.“Just leave,” I said calmly.“Why?” He retorted.Are you kidding me right now?!I narrowed my eyes in slits and we got caught in a mini staring contest.When it became obvious that he wasn't goin
He stumbled backwards a bit like I had physically jabbed him with my words.I immediately felt a pang of guilt but that only lasted a second.I had finally let it out.I had fallen for him in the midst of all this chaos, so quietly that I didn't realize when he rubbed off on me.But for him, this was all a game.He looked like he was trying to process what I'd just said as his eyes searched mine.But I put my guard up and crossed my arms.The silence between us was so loud and the tension thick but none of us seemed to be ready to break it.We stayed that way, suspended in time and in each other's gazes.Mine, firm. His, confused.His lips were still swollen and wet from the kiss we just shared making it difficult to focus on my anger.“Tabitha…” he finally broke the silence.“Don't,” I cut him off with a shake of my head. “Domt say anything.”I was so convinced that he was just going to walk all over my feelings that I had laid at his feet with his words and I wasn't sure how much m
I didn't say anything because I couldn't, but he probably took my silence as a nudge to continue.“The wedding is taking place at my cottage down west and we'll be there all weekend.”I was certain my mortification was evident on my face but he didn't seem to read between the lines.He didn't even get to just spring up something like this on me especially when we weren't on the best of terms.“Do you have any objections?” He asked.His formal tone irked me but I had more important things to worry about.It was one thing to know Jason and Galia were getting married but it was a whole other thing to witness it.“No objections. I'll like to kindly decline,” I said, imitating his tone.“You can't,” he said through clenched teeth. “You're going and that final!” He growled, leaving no room for arguments.But I wasn't done.“I'm not going! You can't just force me to do something against my own will!” I was almost yelling.“The contract you signed states otherwise,” he said with an evil glin
Ares' pov I clenched my fists to keep from slamming them against Jason's face as he eyed Tabitha up.He was fucking getting married.“Assistant,” I filled in for him.The words sounded very bitter in my throat because deep down, I wanted her to be more but I couldn't risk it.I couldn't tell if it was the satisfied smile on Jason's lips or the unbothered smile Tabitha returned to him that made my blood boil more.I was about to lead her upstairs when we were interrupted.“Look who it is,” his annoying voice made my muscles stiffen.I turned around to see the big shit-eating grin on his face.“What the fuck is he doing here?” I growled angrily at the sight of my half-brother.He wasn't even close to Jason and I knew without being told that he was up to no good.He always was.His eyes left mine and raked Tabitha's body and desire filled them.Why did she have to wear those goddamn sexy shorts?I growled lowly and pushed her behind my back and away from his predatory stare.She didn't
Surprisingly, the shower had been warmer and more relaxing than I'd expected and I felt all my worked up nerves rolling away with the water down the drain.Nyx was very ecstatic about this new development while I could manage was a scowl but I hoped to get by the weekend without any friction.In any way or form.Hopping out of the shower, my eyes fell on the piles of white towels neatly folded.They looked neat enough so I picked one and dried my body and another for my hair.I put on the new pair of clothes and not knowing what to do with my hair, left it to air-dry.I took a deep breath by the door and focused on calming my breath.When I was sure I was ready to face him again, I opened the door.His scent lingered but he was no where in sight.I had expected to be relieved by his absence but to my chagrin, I felt disappointed.I grimaced at my own feelings and walked to the bed.It was huge and could easily fit half a dozen of people. Ares and I could share it and there would be a
“Baby, calm down,” Jason turned to her but she wasn't having any of it.“I want her out now!” She yelled.“She can't leave,” Jason said sternly.I wish I could.Galia paused and her eyes became teary.“She's the Alpha's guest. She can't leave,” Jason added in a pleading tone.“And it's my wedding! I don't want her around you!” She yelled.Then something clicked.The reason why she was acting the way she was.She was scared.She had seen me with Jason on the funeral day.“Don't yell,” I counseled in a sweet voice. “We don't want you having cardiac arrest.”I could literally see the fumes coming out of her ears as she glared daggers at me.I gracefully rounded the corner and picked my plate of sandwich.I could feel their eyes on me so I made it worth their while as I swayed my hips.I could already feel the lover's fight coming up and that made me feel a lot better.Without sparing them a second glance, I walked back to the room while Galia proceeded to pulling down the building with h