My eyes widened, the words stuck in my throat. He had fucking kissed me. This jerk was going overboard right now. "Y-you.. you..." That was all I could say, swallowing my breath hard.Savoring my shocked expression, he chuckled. "Stop talking, otherwise, you will get more."I pressed my lips tightly, dared not to make a single sound. The fast heart beating of mine was going wild every second."Good girl." He moved away and laid beside me. I was going to pull myself up but he was fast enough to grab my arm and drew me close. My mouth dried up as he slipped his hand around my waist and pressed his body against mine until there was no gap between us. I breathed hard when he buried his face in the crook of my neck and his soft breaths tickled my skin. "Good night." He whispered in my ear, making me shiver.Drowsiness had long gone from my eyes. There was no sleep left. He did something crazy, something strange. Nothing had happened like this to me before. Where was my wrath? Where was my
In the dining room, everyone was there already. As always, Atlas's parents smiled at me and made a happy face. There was something wrong I didn't know about. I really should talk to Ryder today."I didn't expect something like this." The woman, Kate kept mumbling as she grabbed her fork and started stabbing it on the meat of her plate. I could understand that the meat was me for her right now.Letting out a soft sigh, I followed Atlas to his chair and sat beside him, regarding the rule he created. It wasn't what I asked for. It was tiresome and I merely felt good. Everything was so mysterious and dubious. Sometimes, I wondered if Atlas being sweet to me had something to do with anything fishy I didn't know about."His standard is getting lower and lower day by day. It's unbelievable." His fiancee continued. Her words were clearly pointed at me, striving to infuriate my calmest mind.Instead, they infuriated Atlas. "Correction: It was low even a few weeks ago. Now... my standard is get
After Atlas went to the court to attain his daily meeting, I excused myself and began searching for Ryder. I wondered if he knew about all the secrets that I had explored today.He should be informed about all these things. Probably, he had something to share with me as well."Hello, have you seen the butler, Ryder?" I asked the bodyguard who was passing by me.The man nodded politely. "He should be near the mirror room."Confused, I tilted my head. "Mirror room? Where is it?" I didn't know there was a mirror room in this castle."It's on the east side of the castle, beside the sword room." He solved the puzzles of my mind with a gentle smile.I smiled back. "Alright, thank you so much.""You are welcome, Miss." I made way towards the sword room from where I could possibly found the mirror room and Ryder. It was a place one can get lost easily. Even though I successfully found the sword room, it took minutes to understand which room was actually the mirror room.I understood perceivi
"But, Caroline. How is the Alpha to you?" Ryder asked me as he grabbed the drenched robe again and stepped behind the mirror, going back to the earlier position.My mind slightly buckled, thinking about the great King, Atlas. "He is so weird." There was no doubt that he was the weirdest guy I had ever met."Why weird?" His jaw pulled taut, looked mystify whilst he shoved the robe inside the pot of water, making it douser."He... shows too much interest in me." I didn't know if I should be happy about this or not but it was indeed a topic to be stunned by.Ryder had scoffed as if it was what he was expecting. "Wow, and?"I reminded all the things he had said one by one. "He said... I am special. He has somehow found out I am not married. And also, he broke his engagement with Kate a while ago."His pupils seemed to flee away. "That sounds crazy. How did all these things happen so fast?"Yeah, he was right. Everything happened so fast. Atlas grew his interest in me the first day we met.
Atlas took me inside his room and shut the door after he locked it. A while back, his statements caused a significant amount of heart palpitations. My pulse was still beating at such a rapid rate that it drew me into a fascinating new universe. Because of this, I was oblivious to the specifics of whatever the heck had taken place and what he was doing."Listen, Caroline." His voice moved into my nervous system, chirping in the most pleasant tone possible.I yelled at myself to concentrate, telling myself to block out my internal monologue. However, they would not stop, and as he persisted, they became increasingly violent. "I don't enjoy seeing you with Ryder together.""Why?" I inquired while tinkering with my fingernails on the other hand. I had no idea why I was so anxious, but I could feel my stomach in knots the whole time."I really have no idea. But I can't stand it. I loathe it." His eyes were red with rage. "Why were the two of you sitting there by yourselves earlier in that
He called me a habit and a habit was what I never liked. It was a kind of alcohol that intoxicates people. Once they get used to it, they don't want to leave it. It becomes impossible. However, they can always replace it. That was why I didn't want to be anyone's habit. No one wants to be replaced, I believe."Listen, I have been tolerating you and these silly things from the first day we met." She said and exhaling a sharp intake of breath, I garnered my punctured courage. "I am smart enough to understand that you are interested in me. Well, you can be. I don't have any problem. Men do get interested in women. But...""You are not smart at all. Men do get interested in women because of opposite attractions. But in this case, it's not just an attraction. It's far worse." He cut me off and disagreed with my words.I didn't match the puzzles of my mind. I quit and stared up to meet his gaze, blinking my eyes. "What do you mean?"He shoved his hands inside the pocket as he sneered and ti
Three days later...The morning proceeded in the same manner as all the preceding days. In point of fact, there was no such thing as an extraordinary dawn; each day was exactly the same; there was no distinction. Yet, I didn't detest anything, I didn't get bored, I didn't even feel sleepy. On the contrary, I eagerly anticipated and delighted in the approach of each new daybreak.When I finally opened my eyes, I was confronted with what I had already become accustomed to seeing. Atlas was looking at me while I was talking with the gentlest smile on his lips. In order to gain a clearer look at the situation, he rested his head on his hand.Oh well, I was hoping to go back to my room in the servant quarters, but he wouldn't let me. He required that I must be present with him throughout the entirety of each and every one of the day's twenty-four hours. In spite of the fact that I argued for it, he did not allow me take the couch. He didn't touch me and instead simply looked at me like thi
Atlas grinned as he selected the blue embroidered ball gown and offered it to me before putting it on. "It will look excellent on you." It was unclear to me whether he had complemented the gown or me when he did so.I walked closer and held it in my hands, completely ignoring the overwhelming thought that came into my head. The off-shoulder sleeves, strapless neckline, and flower motifs all over the surface with lace and tulle made it look very stunning. His option was not at all poor, but it was even superior to the one I went with. In such a little amount of time, I couldn't have possibly selected such an exquisite ball gown."Allow me to be of assistance now." Atlas scowled at me as he inched closer to me slowly."No." I let out a scream and then quickly moved backward. I guess the fact that I was so loud was enough to make him come to a halt. "Don't you dare get within an inch of me." I cautioned him by giving him a look that was menacing.He seemed like he was controlling his sne