"You broke my rule. I hate it when someone touches me and you dare to do that.""Accept my apology, let me go. My hand!"She whimpered and tried to break free from him. He let go of her hand and sat up. She looked at her hand.Her wrist had gotten red. She massaged it and glanced at Everett.He got down from the bed and went to the bathroom. Delilah waited for him to come out so that she could go and freshen up.After Everett, she washed up. When she went downstairs, she saw Everrtt's friends."Hi." She greeted them and they greeted her back.She made breakfast and all of them had it. Every weekend, Everett's friends came to visit Everett.After breakfast, Everett was going out with his three friends but Delilah stopped him."Can I go outside?"Everett turned to her. "Where?""Out of the forest.""No. Stay inside the house. Don't come out today." Everett replied with his cold voice.Delilah did not know why he told her to stay alone. As if something would happen if she went outside
"Everett"She saw Everett grimacing at the man with his fiercer eyes. He looked grim. She got down from the bed hurriedly. She hugged him while crying."H-He tried to t-touch m-me." She sobbed as she tightly hugged him. She choked in a cry.The warmth of his body grabbed her, making her calm. She sobbed and clutched her grip on his shirt.She felt safe when she saw him. She felt relieved that the man who she fell for, came in time to save her."Y-You heard m-me, right? Y-You came to s-save me." She sobbed again. Her whole body was sweating in fear of what her mate was trying to do with her just now.Slowly moving back from him, she looked up at him."He tried to f-force me. He told me that he would take me away from you. I-I don't want to go with him."His eyes pierced into her eyes. They changed direction and went down to her body.Her ripped dress and visible cleavage made him angry. She could see him tightening his fists.He took off his shirt and wrapped it around her body. Then h
"B-Beast?"The beast everyone was afraid of was in front of Delilah's eyes. The beast from whom she always tried to run away and came to hide here, he was that beast? She looked at the man and felt like he was an unknown person to her. He was not the Everett she fell in love with.His burning cheeks looked so horrible that she felt dizzy. Her lips quivered when her eyes met his eyes. Those eyes always looked familiar to her. However, she had never imagined that he could be the beast.She could not look away from his eyes although she was feeling frightened.He frowned when he saw her reaction. "Do you still want to be here? Or want to go with your mate?"Delilah was puzzled about everything. She lost her voice. He scoffed at her when he saw her silence. He turned to the man who was her mate.The gray wolf looked scared. He did not know what Everett looked like when he shifted. Because no one knew about it. He came with the King's permission, so he thought Everett would obey him. Li
"P-Please, D-Don't c-come near m-me."Everett's frowning brows ceased a little. He gazed at her back for a moment. His lips parted to say something but nothing came out of his mouth.He turned around and left the room without saying anything.Delilah heard the sound of the closing door.She turned around and looked at the empty room. She slid down against the wall and pulled her knees close to her chest.She felt betrayed. All this time he was making fun of her. His friends also made fun of her. They made her life a joke.She trusted him and stayed with him. She tried her best to impress him. She thought he had become her family. She cared for him and thought the beast was someone else. She almost got a heart attack the night when Everett was not at home and she heard loud growls. That night she realized what she felt about him. She thought the beast would kill him, but what was she thinking? The beast was he himself.That face! Those eyes!Everything came to her mind again, she felt
"I will escape from him. I will escape from the beast."She was about to open the door when she heard Conor."Calling him a beast doesn't suit you, Delilah. Wasn't you the one who always cooked for that beast when he did not eat anything? Wasn't you the one who always bought something for him whenever you went to the village market? Wasn't you the one who always cared for him?"Delilah's hand trembled a little. Her red nose and swollen eyes could not look worse.She closed her eyes to let tears roll down again. How did he know that? Her hand backed up from the lock."He is a lonely beast who everyone is afraid of. But you are the only person who was able to stay with him, in the same house, in the same room. He has never let anyone give this right before. He never hurt you. How can you just call him a beast?"Delilah sobbed while listening to Conor.She could not forget his look when his eyes and cheeks turned to burn. But Conor was right. He never tried to hurt her."Didn't your mat
"Are you okay? How are you feeling right now?"Delilah asked the patient named Jenica.She was taking deep breaths as she nodded her head. Delilah injected the tonic inside her body. She felt better. A few minutes ago, when Delilah came to check on her, Delilah saw Jenica was trying to take a breath but she was having problems breathing. Blood lumps were visible on her full body.Delilah remembered what she read a week ago in the report. She got some knowledge about this disease too. So she tried her best to handle the situation. To her surprise, when she ran to call Miss Winters she was busy with another patient and told her to handle the situation by herself.Delilah had to do something that her mind told her at that moment. Fortunately, she really did her homework as she memorized every potion.It was kind of shocking that she got a big brain. She did not have to think twice before using any potion.Jenica felt relieved when her body calmed down. "Thank you." She said to Delilah
"You are just like others."Delilah was bewildered by what he was saying. He left the kitchen and was about to leave the house."W-What?" She stuttered as she came out of the kitchen while following him.He stopped and turned around. He took a step forward towards her. She took a step backward seeing that."Didn't you ask me not to come near you?" He asked. His steps never halted.Her back pressed against a wall. She turned her head and saw the wall behind her. The moment she turned back her head she gasped.Everett had already come close to her. "I have come near you. Now, what will you do about it, huh?"She was speechless. She was afraid to look at him as she looked at his chest.She frowned when she saw scratches there too. She heard him say, "You wanted to escape, didn't you?"Her eyes widened upon hearing that. 'How did he know? Did Conor tell him everything that she told him?' She thought.He let her answer. But she looked like a scared kitten in front of the big bad wolf.
Delilah opened the cabinet and took out one of the gowns she bought a few weeks ago from the village market.It was a purple colored simple long dress. She never wore colorful dresses after coming here. But since they were going to the Royal Palace, she should dress up well.She went downstairs and saw Everett talking with the old man."I believe she will be fine." Everett said. He glanced at the staircase and looked at her.Delilah looked away from him and strolled towards him."I am ready, let's go." Delilah said and stood beside Everett."Please."The old man said and signaled them with his right hand to the carriage outside.Delilah got up to the carriage. Everett also got up and sat opposite her.The carriage looked bigger from the outside, but inside, it was a small space. They were sitting very close to each other. Everett's knees slightly brushed her knees when the carriage started to move forward.Delilah ignored the touch and looked outside from the window.The fresh wind