All Chapters of He Called Me Weak, Now I Hold His Fate: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Evening settled like a bruise over the sky, darkening the horizon in violet and orange. Shadows bled into the corners of the room, and the small chandelier above casted soft warm light through the space. I sat curled on the flower-patterned plush seating by the massive window with my knees tucked to my chest. My eyes feasted on the large garden which opened into a large expanse of land leading to the forest. I wish I could walk through the garden. I wish I could run through the clearing and into the woods. A pang erupted in my chest at the thought. I pushed it away. I had lived many years alone, wolfless, and I knew I could spend the rest of my life without it no matter how much I hoped to experience the feeling of having another version of myself. Tearing my eyes away from the field, in the distance, I could make out outlines of buildings far from the gates leading to Varic’s home—I figured he liked his solitude, away from the buzzing of town. Bloodmoon pack was indeed beautiful. Vari

Varic’s POV,She entered the room, and the world stilled. Not in silence, no—the music kept playing, laughter rippled, champagne flutes clinked, and the air was thick with her presence. Everything slowed like the room was forced to look, to see her, and fuck, there was no not seeing her. I almost patted myself on the back for making the split-second decision to get her the dress. She wore it like a warning, and it looked celestial, clinging to her body in the most appealing way. It looked like it would have belonged to Vanessa, a small part of my mind echoed. But it didn’t. It belonged to her, Nadia and the estranged thought plagued me.She walked like a vision. Regal. Fragile and meek in some circumstances, and hardheaded and defiant in the next. Everyone had their eyes on her, hell, even I was looking. I knew I shouldn’t have, but I couldn’t look away. The harder I stared; I tried to remind myself that I was just watching someone who looked like Vanessa. But I knew better. I wasn’t w

The cold air biting my skin as I stepped out of the hall made me shiver. The clicking of my heels was the only sound between us as we walked towards a black SUV. Varic had excused us—cooking up a reason why we had to retire early, but I didn’t think it was necessary. Everyone saw what happened and although they nodded in understanding, the whispers still followed us as we left. Varic walked beside me. His shoulders were squared, and his posture was still stiff. I could tell he was still angry, and that confused me. He was obviously still mad at Greg, but it couldn’t be because he had touched me. I figured it was more because he had caused a ruckus at the ball. Did that mean he was mad at me too? Probably not, I thought. Although I was at the centre of the calamity, I was the target, and not at fault.My palm still tingled. A subtle reminder of what I had done—of what I had let them see, my pain, anger.“What happened back there?” Varic spoke breaking the hazy of silence. “You knew he w

Varic’s POVI walked away before I did something I’d regret. The air was brisk, and the afternoon breeze pulled loose curls from my hair and tugged at my shirt. That fall should have ended with annoyance, a lecture. I should have been the one to push her off and preserve the line between us, but I didn’t. I stayed there—under her weight, between her knees. Her scent was my undoing—soft, sweet, mixed with musk. And those eyes, like the hue of spring, the colour of the forest. My control cracked the moment she looked down at me—wide-eyed, breathless, and begging me to close the distance between us.Why did I feel that way when she was near? She wasn’t Vanessa, my mind screamed at me. She could never be. Vanessa was strong, sharp, a raging storm and she was quiet, unsettling, a fire burned deep in her eyes, she was the quiet before the storm, defiant, and yet, somehow, she made me forget who I was supposed to be loyal to. My wolf called for her and that single truth haunted me. It made n

I simmered in my spot; my breath hitched so slightly that I doubted anyone noticed. Varic’s arms were still around me, and I felt a sudden urge to press myself into him—to stake a claim. My thoughts shocked me; what was I becoming?“Alpha Ophelia,” Varic said with a nod, nothing more, but to me, it felt like an entire betrayal. “I’m surprised you made it as you missed the last.”Ophelia was her name, and from what I had predicted, she was an Alpha, and the only female Alpha present for that matter. I had read a few tabloids about her a while back. The infamous aloha of Redmoor; the first daughter of her father, who refused to surrender her birthright to her brothers. She was a fighter, I could tell from the way she carried herself; no wonder she got a few gawkers in the crowd; unmated Alphas who found the idea of mating with another Alpha too inviting to ignore. But sadly for them, her eyes seemed set on Varic which tickled me the wrong way. She had not yet acknowledged me.“And miss