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“I just didn’t want the house, and all those books in her room, to go up in flames.” My lies were getting harder and harder to sell. Why was I digging in?
“Sure, if that helps you sleep at night. Lie to yourself, Aeon, but you’re going to have to talk to her, she thinks you don’t want her anymore.” His eyes flashed yellow, showing his wolf didn’t appreciate me hurting his mate. “If you don’t want to be near her, then let her go. Stop visiting her and just let her go.”
The finality in his voice made me want to hit him. The hate for myself was spilling over and instead of dealing with it, I felt like I was going to implode.
“And you, do you have to be so fucking rough with her?” Lucien turned his attention to Zev. “Her wrists had welts on them, and I swear her neck looked like it was bruising already.”
“She came back for more, I would rather give her what she wants instead of treating her like a child.” He smirked. “She comes really hard when you’re rough with her.”
“She doesn’t need to be choked during sex for fuck’s sakes,” Lucien growled. “Treat her with some respect, she’s not your little fuck toy.”
“What Katarina and I do together is no one’s business but our own so fucking watch it Lucien,” Zev snapped.
Lu and I stared at Zev. The smile that bloomed on Lucien’s face looked like he had won something, but I realized that he just gotten Zev to basically admit he was protective of her. He was starting to care.
“I’ll be teaching her how to protect herself tomorrow, it would be nice if one of you was there to help.” Lucien took a few steps back, still smirking. “Don’t be pussies.”
He walked away from us, and I had no idea what he meant by calling us pussies. I hated all the new words that seemed to have been made in recent years. Zev grumbled something about showing him who was the bigger pussy as he walked away from me.
What the hell was happening to Zev? Was I supposed to be the odd man out now? As much as I wanted to be with Katarina, seeing her die, killed me. If we don’t break that spell, I know I won’t survive without her and the spell would just keep punishing me for the rest of eternity. I would rather die a thousand deaths than live the rest of my existence without her.
* * *
Lucien’s lessonswith Katarina were painful to watch. They were so out of sync; the tension was palpable, all I wanted was to go over there and take over. Lucien was trying so hard to be casual with Katarina, but she looked guarded, almost uninterested in what he was doing or saying.
A few days had passed and nothing was getting easier for Katarina, she was getting frustrated until Zev decided to sit with them one day. They looked warily at him, like they were waiting for him to do something to them or start something. He was reading while Lucien went through a few things until Zev got annoyed.
“You’re overcomplicating it for her. You have to realize she’s never done this before, so you have to start small,” Zev growled, getting up from his seat walking over to her. “It would be easier if you helped A, instead of hiding like a coward.”
The last part was whispered, and I knew he meant it only for me, but I saw the smile on Lucien's face. Katarina looked around for me, making me hesitate on what to do.
I knew what she needed to do better than anyone. My father was a telepath, and I was trained very well. I stepped out of the shadows slowly until Katarina and I locked onto each other. Her violet gaze was a punch in the dick. She was beautiful, too gorgeous for words.
We looked at each other until I stopped in front of the table they were at. Katarina stared at me before she looked at Lu and then at Zev.
Our beauty and her beasts, surrounding her like the unit we should be.
Longing for her hit me like a boulder, if I had any doubt about her being our mate, right now it felt like the goddess was giving her blessing. I looked at each of the guys, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary until I spotted Zev with his jaw clenched.
Thank you for your blessing, Goddess.
Fear made me stay quiet. As much as I was happy with the blessings from the goddess, it didn’t mean Katarina was safe, that was up to me. If life had taught me anything, it was to expect the worst, that way you are never disappointed.
“You’re overthinking it,” I stated.
“No, I just can’t figure out how to build that wall in my mind. It crumbled every time I threw it up against Caston.” She said his name like it was sour.
“It’s your fear, you're letting it consume you.”
“Well, what the hell do you expect me to do?” she stood up abruptly. “I’m trying—”
I didn’t want the others to hear what might become a breakdown. I froze time keeping us in our own bubble.
“Calm down,” I commanded.
“Calm down?!” Her voice grew in volume, the panic was clearly taking over. “Don’t you dare tell me to calm down.”
I walked around the table to get closer to her, but she stepped away from me, looking at Zev and Lucien.
