"What are you cooking, Princess?" the voice and the hug I felt from behind me made me flinch a little in surprise.Rhysand's warm cheek touched mine, and he placed a quick peck on my cheek. I already feel that this is like a habit for him. Wherever we were he would take the opportunity to just hug me, peck me, or give me a kiss.And something inside me is still doing the same thing, still beating loudly, and on the other hand I'm used to it.I just kept quiet, and didn't do anything about it. Because that's the thing he wanted to do, and I'm just going to be quiet to accept anything because that's the deal we made. I will not refuse it.Besides, I'm tired of pretending in front of him. Imagining that our relationship would end and also that he was a bad guy made my denial feel pointless. It wasn't necessary, but I still put up a high wall to save myself in the future and put boundaries. Never spent the night at his place, or made room for him to sleep, really sleep, with me without ha

I entered the toilet cubicle in a hurry, and chose to sit here. Maybe for the next few hours, until everyone leaves and the fucking party is over. I took a breath and let it out slowly. Unable to control myself, and unable to calm myself down. Rafaella isn't here and I can't say anything without her.Everything feels so chaotic, more chaotic than yesterday, and I can't help it. My tears came out and I didn't bother to wipe them away.Why is everyone playing with my life so easily? Why am I unable to do anything but surrender to everything they do for me? Rhysand wanted me to be his bitch, and make threats I couldn't resist, and Reagan... purposely made me a tool to exact revenge on Rhysand, which meant absolutely nothing to me.I'm just a tool.A tool to their satisfaction, and I may be less than the bitch they have.I looked down, wiping my face and squeezing my hair a little strong when the throbbing in my head felt so great."Amanda? Are you in?" That familiar voice made me stop so

The journey to where Rhysand took me was a mass of hazy images, fragments of dreams in a wave of pain so terrible that ran through my body.There is sound.Voices I recognized, that were tinged with worry.And then there are gentle strokes that touch my skin and over me until I fall back asleep and then Rhysand's warmth and voice is a whisper heavy against my skin, and then nothing.When I opened my eyes again, confusion swept over me. I recognize the open ceiling and the scent of dark spices and pine lingering in the blankets tucked around me, but I can't remember how I ended up in Rhysand's room in the castle. My gaze shifted to the soft sunlight that was creeping in through the large window that was obscured by heavy silver curtains. The last thing I remember is Rhysand hugging me, and then everything is blurred in a broken image."Amanda?"A sudden heartbeat hit my ribs, I turned towards a female voice.Gabriella.She stood up from the couch with a grand accent in this room. Her e

I tightened my grip on my steering wheel when I finally reached RID.It's only been a day since I was released from the hospital but, damn it, I can't hold myself in my apartment anymore. Even though Ronald had told me that his big boss, a.k.a Rhysand del Millero was giving me a week off, I still couldn't calm down. Plus the thought of him not showing up at the hospital, anywhere, and not contacting me.All those bad feelings overtook me so horribly.My mind is wandering and I think I'm going crazy if I'm in my room in the next twenty four hours. That's why I ended up here this morning.To work.And the courage that was in me just now has gone nowhere now. The nervousness completely overtook me. Images of what I should do when I meet Rhysand fill my mind.Inhale slowly, hold it, and let it out slowly. I tried to calm myself over and over again.And on my exhale on the count of five, I grabbed my bag from the passenger seat and got out of the car. Smoothing my shirt under my coat and k

Waking up with pain all over my body made me frown. I pulled up the thick blanket with the scent of musk enveloping me and then let out a rough breath. A jumbled image appeared in my brain and it made my head throb with pain.The effects of alcohol are still there. And my aching body definitely isn't one of the reasons either, right? I move my head on the comfortable pillow that is so comfortable, inhale the familiar scent that overwhelms me. The scent of someone I've missed and longed for so much. And I.. I don't know what happened to me.But I found myself in a garden, in the middle of such a beautiful garden. Decorated by butterflies and dragonflies. The pool was at the end, and I walked quickly to get there. I looked down, staring at my own face which showed my long hair and my innocent face and so pale. I'm wearing a white dress, and I look beautiful. I spent time admiring myself beyond the churning waters. But something... the weight of the heavy air that came with gripping inte