Chapter 32
“Leweme “Fried to sciram, bout any voice came out weak as if I was too tired to raise my voice.
The warmth of his front seeped into my cold back. But it didn’t fill me will bright emotions anymore–it made my heart harden
“Your foot seems injured. “Maxinus whispered, his lips brushing the tip of any left ear.
I tried to supqarss the sludder that went thungli my lowly–Isrally dat aut I had no control over the reactions my body showed to his touch.
Stop pretemling like you rare. My hands fell away from his arm and hung by my side loosely.
I was raised in the air and tightly pressed against his body. Even if I continued my attempts to break free for the whole night, there was no chance 1 would really be able to
So, I just stopped). Shut down everything going hoside and out,
This arm around my waist tightened slightly, making breathing harder for me.
Did you jump from the window! ” Ma
‘Maximus asked as he slowly put me to my fret,
The sparks, the rash of electric sensation between us, dis’t let me feel much pain in my ankle, but I could sense my flesh swollen. It was not healed properly, and I made it worse by running like a mad woman.
Yes, I should think about the ankle. It was the most important thing in my life.
You don’t need to worry about Sofia. She has no significance in our relationship. “He said, pianting a halt to my wandering thoughts.
Tears that I kept at bay
ay startral rolling down my checks again. I remained silent, just breathing, just trying to feel less pain in my chest.
“Zu “Maximis called out in a soft voice–a vice meant to console.
Trecognized that tone of voice a little too much.
It was the same voice Aiden used every time he wanted to make a fool out of me—by telling me that Family didn’t mean much, that he cared more about me than he did about her.
A pang of fresh pain hit my chest. This time, it was accompanied by rage.
I shrugged off his arm that had loosened around me and stepped away. The moment our bodies detached, my leg throbbed like a tri
But I couldn’t focus on that pain.
The one he caused was too much to let me think al
about anything else in this world.
atrick ran over it.
– You knew- – -You knew what I had to go through with Alden, Maximus “I whispered, lowering any gaze to the fallen leaves on the ground.
My chin wobbled Overwhelming emotions threatened to pull me under.
* Like I told you, Lände oor Solia has no significance in our relationship. “He repeated, closing the gap between us.
But I was quicker than him. I stepped away, establishing the distance again.
I needed to be away to think clearly, to not fall into anotlier traps
heart that shattered into pieces and a pride that was wounded beyond repair, I picked up my head and looked into the distance. Thad been running without any destination in my mind, but I could see the patrol guards. I was close to the border of his Pack.
I wanted to leave him.
A latter taste invaded my mouth. ” By relationship, you mean a contract your tricked me into signing, don? your *
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My throat clogged, my eyes burned, my hands shook but I stood my ground, refusing to let this betrayal break my spirit ton
“You knew what you were getting into, Zia. Don’t act like you thought I would be
Loyal “I interrupted, my heart missing a beat in my chest.
Jone
care marked, and you don’t plan on rejecting him anytime soon. I accepted it, didn’t “His voice sharpened, the harsh edges slipping into the
He felt bitter about it. I should have known. He had every right to be like this..
No you don’t mind if I play house with Aiden in my free time? You don’t mind if I sit beside him and let him touch me and-
Before I could unter another word, he snatched my arm and forcefully turned me around to face him. My throbbing ankle twisted again, but the pain was nonexistent.
We were pressed together once more, chest in chest, forehead to forehead. His eyes bore into mine, glaring with an intensity that threatened to reduce me to ashes.
My body arched, and a surprised gasp left my mouth. Maximus dropped his big hands to my butt, tugging me closer than before,
There was this pull between us- -a kind of dangerous energy that felt electric against my skin and made my heart rate.
His possessive touch and the harsh squeeze of his fingers had me trembling and had him breathing hard against my lips.
It was a condition. You wouldn’t go anywhere near another man.” Maximus hissed, his nose brushing mine roughly
Desire flickered in his eyes like a raging fire ready to consume me. His gaze switched between my parted lips and my dull eyes as he fought the need to dominate me with a kiss.
He really thought it would work—that touching me or making my body feel good would be enough for me, that it would allow him to continue to make a fool our of me.
What about you? I breathed, staring into his eyes. “you want me to stay away from all men except you. And I will do that I won’t touch anyone else. I won’t promise anything to anyone else. Maximus. But what about you?”
Silence was the only answer and the enemy. His silence killed the part of my heart that had softened for him.
“I don’t want this. I can’t. I don’t”
“I don’t— “My voice cracked.” I de
What was I saying: I didn’t know
I just – couldn’t breathe. My lungs were aching, my body had no energy, and my eyes were too blurry for me to see anything anymore.
“I don’t want this “I hissed, shaking my head hysterically.” I don’t want to be the other woman, Maximus. I don’t want this!”
H
You agreed to this!” He snapped and cupped my cheeks to make me look into his eyes– his deceiving, deep eyes—eyes that I found unreal when I bru uw him. He was so beautiful, just so perfect.
But his inside was as ronen as the inside of any other man from the Caine family.
You will die if you go against the contract, Zia. “His voior was cold, brutal
He didn’t care.
He pretended to carr
* You dad this to me. You deceived me. “I shook his hands off
I was gasping for breath now. There was a wright on my chest and an invisible hand gripping my throat
I hated Emily for becoming the other woman in Aiden and my relationship. It was because we were marked—because we had to be loyal to each
And now, I had to become like Emily had to remain a secret, the others woman, while Maximus marked Sofað
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My knees gave out from under me. I was panicking. Or maybe I was crying, I didn’t know anymore.
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It just —felt like I was dying.
I hate you. “I hissed as he caught me in midair, holding me against him like he could fix what he had ruined between us
I told you I didn’t care if you loved me or not, Zia-
Maximus pressed his lips to the corner of my mouth. -The same way I don’t care if
you hate me. The only thing I care about is keeping you by my side, and you will. You will stay right here, with me.
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