Allana then took a few steps back to distance herself away from him. She said scornfully, “How could you still try to make excuses, you damn rascal. You’re disgusting!”Zayn felt speechless. He said, “It’s not me who is shameless but it’s your boyfriend Bo.”“Shut up!” Allana scolded ferociously, “You’re not allowed to criticize my boyfriend like that!”Zayn chuckled and pointed at the shaking Mercedes Benz ahead while saying, “What’s wrong with me criticizing me? If he has the audacity to do this, why isn’t it permitted for someone to criticize him huh.”Allana furrowed his brows in the meantime. “What nonsense are you talking about? Since when does my boyfriend engage in this sort of act? It’s best for you to explain yourself clearly or I’ll sue you for slandering at any moment!”Zayn said with a peculiar expression, “Could it be that you’re shortsighted that you can’t see who that is in the car?”It was only tens of meters away so theoretically, Allana was supposed to be able
By this point, even a lovesick airhead would realize that Zayn was telling the truth. Bo had, in no uncertain terms, betrayed her and her trust!Allana could not stop the lump of pain and dismay forming her throat. She never had imagined her partner would do something like to her; all the oaths he made were lies. She had been so certain of Bo’s upright character, how impossible it was for him to fall for the arms of another, that she defended him fiercely when Zayn confronted her.All that turned out to be a joke, and she was the punchline.They could still hear those agonizing moans and yelps escaping from the car. Every sound was a brutal stomp at Allana’s heart, and when it had become too much to bear, she burst into tears.Zayn regarded her with some sympathy. Stepping over the line of decency like that really cemented how much of a toxic crap Bo was.Suddenly, Bo turned his head to face the window and found his eyes landing straight at Zayn and Allana standing outside. He gaw
Zayn dragged Allana out of her spot on the bridge before finally releasing her harshly. “That was too much, Allana! Meeting a piece of sh*t for love hardly justifies killing yourself, don’t you think? For God’s sake, think of your loved ones at home!”“No, how about you think with your head for once? Who says I’m planning to kill myself? I was just enjoying a good view because I need it to distract me from… what happened. How is that wrong?!”“What?” Zayn froze for a second before resuming, “Well, still! You shouldn’t have stood so close to the edge of the bridge! What if you fell off it?”“And I will do that… why, exactly?” Allana shot back.Fine. He had another case of helping an ungrateful person on his hands again, huh?“You know what? Whatever. It’s getting late, and you should go home. At least don’t make your family worried sick about you,” he said finally.Seeing Zayn looking to leave somehow saddened Allana greatly. Something deep inside of her sprouted, and suddenly, sh
How infuriating! Allana was the princess of the Owen family; the it girl who so many boys at school dreamed of having a chance to be with! But Zayn was not only not thrilled by the chance—he called her a royal pain in the neck! Was Allana that... unpalatable?!No, it could not be the case that her charms were lacking. She rather believed it was because of Zayn’s sexuality than that!The night matured into a darker shade as it ushered a cold into the air. Allana was wearing a thin layer of clothing with her, and when coupled with her tears-stricken cheeks, bracing through a nightly breeze made her shiver.Zayn took off his outer garment and put it around her. “Look, he’s not worth your reaction, you know? There are way nicer, decent men out there who will happily take you up. Dying on a hill like Bo is just a dreadful waste. Now, it’s getting late, and you should go home. Get a good night’s rest and you’ll see—it gets easier to bear the next day.”Just a second ago, Allana had felt
Faye felt bad for leaving Zayn hungry, so she threw her arms around him and purred, “Maybe… it’s high time I share you with another woman?”“You—what?!” Zayn cried out in surprise, “You’ve gotta be kidding, right?”Faye shook her head. “No, I’m serious. I can’t satisfy you, I know that. Your endurance is leagues beyond a normal man’s, and not getting fulfilled can’t be a good thing in the long run.”Zayn was stunned into jaw-breaking silence. It went on for a while before he broke his own spell. “That’s it, silly girl. You’re being weird. For crying out loud, do I look like the kind of guy who would do that?” he rebuked. “Anyway, let’s just end the topic right now. We go to sleep and say no more about this, okay?”Faye had a bit more to add to the conversation, but Zayn had already lied down on his side. Seemingly asleep, he had his back against whatever it was she wanted to say, so Faye kept quiet and let the topic die.Of course, Zayn never did fall asleep, because the shock of
The Great Hunt was about to begin.Once again, Shaelyn extended the competition’s invitation to Zayn, making it a point that it was the place to be if he wanted to be acquainted with even more ‘interesting characters.’ The Great Hunt was supposedly a boon to his social networking, which then paved an even better way to his future.Zayn was not really in it, though. Hunting did not interest him, and he would rather spend what time he had with Faye. It was Hyde who managed to convince him with an intriguing claim.“I think you should join the Great Hunt, Young Master.”“Because…?”“Because many of the nation’s best fighters and hunters will be there. Those who hunted the game won a hefty reward. But most importantly… The competition tacitly allows people to be killed during the competition.”That piqued Zayn’s interest. “Really? You can kill games and people? Does Aeolus House own so much power, it’s beyond reproach?”Mr. Hyde shook his head. “No, Aeolus House isn’t the host of th
Zayn answered the call with a direct request. “Cut to the chase.”Infuriated, Shaelyn harrumphed loudly enough for anyone to hear the resentment and embarrassment etched in her voice. “What, is this your way of telling me I don’t mean a thing to you?”“Can you please stop flirting with me already, Shaelyn? Get down to business already before my wife gets the wrong idea,” Zayn retorted snappishly.Shaelyn was confused. Why is this specific man such a tough nut to crack? Why was her charm not working on him as it should?Of course, since Zayn had made it clear that he was in no mood for flirting and fun, she did go straight to the point. “Since the Great Hunt starts tomorrow, we’ll have to be there by this evening. The venue isn’t anywhere within Waltz City but a remote location deep in the northern forest. This is the real reason why you should be here already.”After confirming her information with what Mr. Hyde knew, he finally exclaimed with an undertone of resentment, “For God’
Zayn jolted backward right there and then. Him—sharing a room with Shaelyn goddamn Peach?! To hell with that!“You’ve got to be f**king kidding me. Since when am I supposed to share a room with you?!” Zayn cried, his eyes widening. He might have inserted a few conspicuous steps between himself and Shaelyn, but his heart was still beating like a drum despite himself.How could this not be a joke? To share a room with a renowned sex bomb like Shaelyn Peach was precisely the sort of impression no masterclass explanation or defense could possibly clear. To add more into the impossibility, Zayn was a married man—how was he supposed to say “this is okay”?Worst of all, one look at the way Shaelyn carried herself, and Zayn knew how possible a very messy entanglement between them was.Shaelyn seemed oddly surprised at Zayn’s surprise. “Are you telling me you didn’t know so many joined the Great Hunt to the point of room shortage, which is why many of us have to share a room with someone el