Zydan-Shortly after Shaw escorted Lia out of the room, I grabbed Arielle’s wrist and dragged her toward a door near the back. She complained the entire time that I was hurting her, but I ignored her. Taking her into a changing room, I flung her inside, not caring that I caused her to fall to the ground.“Zydan!” Arielle cried as she sat on the ground and rubbed her wrist, which was slightly red. “You hurt me!”“I will do more than that if you don’t stop causing problems!” I yelled as I slammed the door shut.“But…” Arielle started, but I cut her off.“I don’t want to hear a single argument from you.” I towered over her, with my hands balled into fists at my sides. “You have no idea how close I am to disregarding the fact that you saved me! If you continue to cause conflicts between me and Lia, I will make your life a living hell!”Fear came off her in waves as tears streamed down her face. I didn’t feel a single ounce of remorse as I loomed over her. I thought she had learned her les
Accalia-“What happened next?” Silica asked.This was the first time I had a chance to spend time with her in a week. After the incident at the last event, I have been busy. I also needed time to adjust to everything that had changed. Now, we were getting ready to attend the full moon event.“At some point, I fell asleep on the ride home. When I woke up the next morning, Zydan was in my bed.”“Oh?” Silica’s brows lifted.“Nothing happened.” I rolled my eyes as I had an idea of where her mind wandered.“If you say so.” Silica’s expression relaxed, but I doubt she believed me.“Seriously.” I sighed. “Anyways, I had every intention to kick him out, but he pinned me down and refused to let me up until I talked to him. I wanted to stay mad at him but didn’t have it in me.”“Honestly, I still don’t think he is good enough for you, but I also have seen he has changed a lot this past week.”“I still don’t know if it is real. Every time things go well, I expect the other foot to drop. I also e
Accalia-“I am not going to ask you again,” My father grumbled, his voice muffled by the bedroom door.“Unless you are willing to discuss this, I am not coming out of my room!” I yelled.“This isn’t up for discussion!” His authoritative and thunderous voice echoed through the hallway.My father has never yelled at me, so I knew that I was testing his patience. Since the day I was born, he has doted on me. No matter what I asked for, he gave in to me. I should be the one giving in to him now, but his request was over the top.“I am not going to agree to an arranged marriage.” I mumbled, knowing fully well he could hear me.“I love you, Accalia, but you can’t become the Queen without a King.” His voice softened, but his tone was still demanding.When my great-grandfather was the Alpha King, he helped establish peace with the humans. Now, humans and werewolves co-existed. Other supernatural creatures were still in the dark, but our kind overpopulated the world.Almost five hundred years
Zydan- After hanging up the phone with my parents, I crushed my phone in my hand. My assistant and best friend, Jaxon West, opened the filing cabinet on my desk and pulled out a new phone. I had a tendency to break phones, so I had a stock of them in my desk. “Why don’t you just agree to the arranged marriage?” Jaxon asked. Without answering, I grabbed the phone and programmed it. I shouldn’t have to explain why I didn’t want to be forced to marry someone because of their title. Even if I didn’t have someone in mind, I wasn’t interested in marrying someone who was spoiled and pampered. Unlike my parents, I couldn’t care less about someone's title or place in the world. “You would be able to become the Alpha King.” Jaxon said as he sat in the chair across from my desk. Glaring at him, I reached over and grabbed my stapler before throwing it at him. He caught it and returned it to the desk. I knew he was teasing me, which is why I hadn’t thrown it too hard. “Since your parents are
Accalia-It was only twenty minutes into the party, and I was already trying to plan my escape. My father forced me to follow him around the ballroom, interacting with strangers. He wanted to introduce me to everyone he saw, even if he didn’t know them.At least Alpha Hynes was keeping his distance. I spotted him the moment I entered with my father. He was sulking in the back of the room, talking to a guy with his back turned toward me. My father kept trying to make his way toward Alpha Hynes.Whenever we got close to him, Alpha Hynes maneuvered to another side of the room. I admit I was a little curious about him now because, unlike everyone else, he was the only person who wasn’t trying to win favor with my father. Maybe he was like me and didn’t want to get married.“Your daughter is beautiful.” A woman wearing a white glittering mask that didn’t match her ugly green dress said.I had to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from laughing. She was the tenth person to say I was beauti
Zydan-“Where the hell did she go?” I asked, but no one was around to hear me.Now frustrated, I walked up and down the hall, checking every room except the bathrooms. If Eclipse hadn’t stopped me, I would have caught up with Accalia. I didn’t know if Accalia intentionally had him block me, but I doubted it.Even if Accalia was the Alpha King's daughter, she had no power over any member of the Renegades. Maybe they knew each other, but I didn’t think that was the case. Right now, I don’t care about anything except finding and talking to Accalia.Walking back down the hall, I considered returning to the party. Perhaps she had slipped past me when I checked the other rooms and returned. Either way, I needed to talk to her. As I walked by the bathrooms, a female emerged, colliding with me. I instinctively grabbed the female before she could fall.Once I was sure she was steady on her feet, I released her. Stepping back, I looked at the girl, ready to apologize, but saw the familiar dazzl
Accalia-This man has clearly lost his mind. Who in their right mind would approach a complete stranger and tell that person to marry them? Taking a bite of chicken off the skewer in my hand, I studied him intently.His appearance looked disheveled. Either he had just come from a party and had a little too much fun, or he was simply on the verge of going crazy. His black suit was plain, without any distinguishing features. His tie was loose as if he had pulled at it out of frustration, and the top button of his white shirt was undone.The other reason he could be like this was that he was drunk, but he didn’t smell like he drowned himself in liquor. His short black hair looked as if he had rolled out of bed without combing it or running his fingers through it one too many times. When my gaze returned to his face, I couldn’t help but notice how blue his eyes were.It was almost as if I was looking into a sea of water, willing to submerge myself in its depths. His features were rugged a
Zydan-When we arrived at the apartments, I silently cursed. I owned the apartment building, so I knew how expensive each unit was. I asked Jaxon to prepare a cheap apartment with two bedrooms. Since I planned to meet with him after getting Lia settled, I was going to tear his ass a new one.“You live here?” Lia asked after I parked the car on the side of the street. “Now I am curious what you do for work.” Her head was tilted back as she looked up at the twenty-two-story building.I hadn’t planned to reveal my identity or that I was a billionaire. Closing the door to my car, I walked around without saying a word. After stepping onto the sidewalk and moving next to her, I had a reasonable excuse in mind that hopefully would satisfy her curiosity.“I am just an assistant, and the company I work for owns this building.” It wasn’t a complete lie since I owned the company.“You must have a killer dental plan.” Lia laughed.Her laughter sucked the air out of me for a moment, and I couldn’t