ng walked out of the building, looking smug in

ng to see through the darkness outside, searc

hat Darius h

k in, I stepped out of the sh

the brick wall, pressing the side of his face agai

. "What the fuck? Who ar

him back only to slam h

nasal bone breaki

to pay for this, whoev

ning him to face me. His eyes widened

broke. "What do you want with me, man? What'd I do to... ohhh,

ing

, running down to his chin,

u doing all

to you," I growled, the beast inside me

, thinking as he tried

ips only agitated me further,

falling on his a

ad a mate. How the fuck

care,"

I don't know how the fuck werewolf stuff works. Jeez, you people a

a kick into his stomach. He let out a pained

aying?" I a

't know she was with you, alright? I

u walk back into that hall, if you so much as talk to

ered breaking a few fingers. Or maybe even the entire hand, just for the hell of it... just to ma

t of my

inal glare before returning to the hall w

eath, rolling my shoulde

he building like nothing had happened, making my way back into the main

uctively. "Hel

I respond

, she grabbed my hand and drag

nnoyance. "What ar

ack inside to

t, her smile stretching. "Wha

, shaking my head i

seductive tone of hers. Rayna was a Lycan, just

mate. I'm he

urs?'" she mimicked. "Didn't seem like she was here with you. Fr

I cut in

he slipped her finger from my

lled with mirrors and plush sofas. I exhaled and lowe

smile plastered on her lips. "Relax, Zephyrus. It'

s on my thighs as she bent forw

ight now," she whispered. "Ar

ing over my belt. She glanced up, her gaze locking onto mine.

ed on my thig

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Y

d, and neither was Charlie, t

ady suspecting Zephyr had something

Darius, a dashing man who had asked me to da

me go, and that only he

yr talking just minutes ago. If he was trying to keep me dis

ep me on the dance floor, I made my

ng back into the hall, lo

from his nose, and he walked w

illed the room as pe

rlie! What happ

sed furiously, under his breath. "And t

ushed past me, storming off, leaving p

iled in

ph

id t

and give him a p

I ignored the angry stares thrown my way as I stormed through the main hall,

t drew me in. Perhaps it was because of

the voic

ouble the last time, pulled me toward the sound, a

was slightly ajar, leaving just

red-haired woman knelt between his thighs, her chin on one of his legs.

he way she looked up at him ma

s present amidst t

as every possibility she was a werewolf like him, and, well... let's just say I

appen. No matter how much I grated on

away from the sight, not wanting to see what would happen next. Carefully,

nd walked back into the main hall

women when he was supposed to marry me? And at the same event where we were both pr

r tray before downing it in one go. The waitress's eyes widened, pro

hole event had been a mistak

frustrate him, to push his buttons. It was why I'd worn this dress, why I'd dan