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CHAPTER EIGHTY THREE
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The kiss isn’t sweet or soft. It’s hot and hard. The way Damion grabs my chin, keeping me in place as he ravages my mouth has me seeing stars. This is the first kiss I’ve shared with another male since James died. I thought I would feel more guilty, but I can’t think past my wildly beating heart, this all-consuming desire within me. It’s like I had been starved of water for so long and this is the first sip I’ve gotten in years.This shouldn’t feel so right.But it does.There is a twinge of guilt inside of me which keeps growing. What is this desperate need inside of me?!Unable to combat this mixture of growing desire and guilt, I pull away, panting. Damion tries to pull me in again, a look of dark hunger in his eyes, but I hold him off, “No. Stop.”“Why?” He looks displeased by this turn of events and I can see a sulky expression form on his face. “You didn’t hate it.”“That’s not it,” I mutter, trying to leave his hold but he simply refuses to release me.“Then what
Rejected by the Beta CHAPTER EIGHTY FIVE
I don’t get a chance to even say anything because the first thing Idril does is point his bow and arrow at me, his eyes icy cold.I freeze, “What the hell?”“You tried to escape from us!” He hisses. “After everything we did for you, you tried to run away like the ignorant animal that you are!”His harsh words both frighten me and infuriate me at the same time.I glare at him, “I was kidnapped, you stupid imbecile. Not that you idiots came to help me! Some use you are!”His eyes tighten, “Don’t lie!” He cocks his bow in my direction, hissing, “I told Balin to just chain you like the animal you are and take you with us. He insisted on treating you with respect. But no more!”“If you shoot me,” I get to my feet, my tone dangerous. “You’d better make sure you get me in the heart because I am one of those people who will cut her nose to spite her face.”I see anger flicker in his eyes, and I take a step towards him, my voice harsh, “You need me alive, and I’ll make sure I’m dead. I h
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I take a step back in alarm, “D- The guy who saved me from the wolf pack.”Something in me warns me to downplay whatever little relationship I have with Damion. A small voice in my head is telling me it won’t end well for me.“Who was it?” I’ve never seen Balin look like this.His eyes are icy in a way that make my blood go cold.“I – I don’t know,” I stammer. “He just saved me from that wolf pack, and he brought me here and then he left.”Damion, wherever you are, don’t come back!“Where did he take you?” Balin demands and I point in the direction of the cave. He shoots Aldon a look.“Keep an eye on her.”Saying that, Balin disappears in the direction of the cave.My heart is pounding with a ferocity that makes me unable to think. I’m scared. I’m scared for Damion.“What-” I glance at Aldon who hasn’t moved, “Where did he go?”“To look for the creature who kidnapped you,” Aldon’s voice is politer than normal but then looking at the body a few feet away from us, it doesn’t s
Rejected by the Beta CHAPTER EIGHTY SEVEN
Balin does heal my injuries but as he does, he points out that my healing ability is slowly growing stronger by the hour.“You should be fine within a day or two, but perhaps the consumption of meat will help speed up the process.”Half a day has passed by, and he has removed Idril’s body. “I gave him a proper burial,” he tells me, solemnly. “He may have changed during the end of his life, but he deserved the respect I owed him.”I don’t hate Idril. Nor do I mourn his death. But I feel bad for Balin who seems to struggle with himself.When Aldon comes back, it’s later in the evening, and his voice is grim, “They’re all dead. Slaughtered.”I know he’s talking about the pack and Balin glances at me, “Are you sure you don’t know anything more about this person?”I shake my head, “He was just there, and he helped me escape.”Aldon looks at Balin, his voice serious, “If he caught our scent, he might not return.”“I wouldn’t be too sure about it,” Balin’s voice is tight with a stra
Rejected by the Beta CHAPTER EIGHTY EIGHT
His words make my heart skip a beat.There is no mistaking the sincerity in his voice but underneath it, I know there is something else.I smile at him, “I appreciate what you are saying but I don’t want your pity. I-”“It’s not pity, Isabel,” Balin refuses to let go of my hand. “You’re right. My loss was tragic, and I suffered. But my people were there. But just because you had nobody back then, doesn’t mean you don’t have anybody now.”For just a moment, just one heartbeat, Damion’s face flashes behind my eyes, that protective but infuriated look in his eyes. And then it’s gone. “You have me,” He picks up my hand and puts it on his chest, just above his heart. My own heart is beating wildly.“I know you don’t trust my intentions, but I don’t mean you any harm, Isabel,” Balin murmurs. “Even if it turns out that you are not the Righ, I am incapable of harming you. I –” He hesitates, “There are few human villages around where our territory is. We interact with those humans ofte
Rejected by the Beta CHAPTER EIGHTY NINE
The weird memory eats at me for the rest of our travel. I want to ask Balin, but it doesn’t make sense to me.Maybe it was just a dream.That seems to be the most plausible explanation to me because both Balin and Aldon have not asked me about the old woman I met in the town. If they had had any suspicions, wouldn’t they have confronted me? They had no reason to go after the old witch.‘She was one of mine.’The statement bothers me. If the old witch was one of Damion’s people, would that be enough of a reason to kill her? How would they even have known? Also why didn’t they smell this ‘darkness’ on me when Damion and I met the first two times?There are a lot of questions eating at me and I can’t find any of the answers no matter how much I wrack my brains. The only other people who might have answers, I’m hesitant to ask them. The other thing that bothers me is that if it was a real conversation that I overheard, then it means that Balin might be holding back secrets perta
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I see the arrow flying towards me and without thinking, I grab it just an inch from my chest. It was aimed at my heart.The woman hisses and I see her lodge another arrow just as I hear Balin call my name in sharp alarm. He is by my side in a heartbeat, and I stare at him, both shocked and bewildered.“Arista!” He shouts, his voice furious.The woman looks panicked and ready to run when I call out, “He’s already seen you. Might as well come out!”A look of distaste crosses her face and then she lowers her bow and walks into the clearing.Arista is a gorgeous female. She is taller than me with bright red hair and those same pale blue eyes that all elves seem to possess. Her features are elven in their beauty and her stride is firm and graceful. Her voice is also just as melodious as that of the other elves.“It was a mistake. I was practicing my aim.”She smirks at me as she says that, adding, “I’m sure the wolf doesn’t mind.”“Arista,” This time there is a warning edge to B
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I can’t reconcile the voice I heard with Damion.How is that possible?I swing my legs over the side of the bed and take a few deep breaths.It was a dream. Just a dream.And dreams don’t mean anything.Except for the fact that I’ve been dreaming consistently of my James for the past few weeks, and it doesn’t seem like a dream then.I get to my feet and go wash my face. Looking into the mirror, I let out a shaking breath, “It couldn’t be Damion. That’s not possible. It’s just my head creating strange narratives.”But even I can’t keep ignoring my dreams. There are times when they seem so real and I believe the conversations I am having in them and then there are times when I wonder if I desperately need therapy, assuming I can find a therapist in this secluded area.I half snort at my own joke.I walk over to the window and look out at the other cottage, “Maybe I just really need to unwind. Too much in my head.”I’m distracted from my thoughts when I see Balin outside.H
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