I grimaced at the way the bitter liquid burned my throat and heart.I liked it.I liked the feeling.I wanted to be numb.To Jason, to Ares.Especially to Ares because I didn't understand myself and the way my heart palpitated whenever he was near.He had two women in his arms who he would probably take back home after this, which annoyed me even more.Even though I was always surrounded by men in the army, I never had a good relationship with alcohol but right now, I just wanted to let loose and not let my thoughts drown me because I felt I was going crazy.For once, I didn't want to be the Andrea who always had to act prim and proper outside because she was a public figure. I smile as it really dawned on me that I was really someone else.Someone nobody knew.Closing my eyes, I threw my head back and downed the rest of the butter liquid down my throat.“Woah, slow down, tiger,” the bartender chuckled but there was a hint of seriousness in his tone.I hit the now empty glass hard on
Ares povI balled my hands in fists by my side as I stared at her all evening.The two women by my side struggled for my attention but I couldn't care less about them.I kept my eyes on her, watching her every move.My body went stiff the second he took that seat beside her.“What's this fucker doing here?” I growled inwardly.I wanted to rip him off her side but she looked uninterested in what he had to say so I let her be.Besides, I wasn't ready to talk to her with the attitude she had displayed a while ago.She turned to me and the woman by my side muttered suggestive jokes to me but I kept a straight face.I was in a room filled with people but somehow, she was all I could see.Her eyes soon left mine and traced down to the woman beside me and jealousy was written clearly on her face.A small smile tugged on my lips as the thought hit me.She was jealous of me being with this girl and I was going to make her pay and regret flirting with Jason.“How about I take you home?” I mutte
“Make it stop!” I groaned lowly with my eyes closed as I stirred in my sleep.It felt like people were hitting drums inside my head and it was about to split open.“Oww,” I groaned and turned to the side but I couldn't find any comfortable position anymore so gave up and focused on opening my eyes.I snapped my eyes open only to close it back a second later due to the harsh rays of sunlight that temporarily blinded me.After a few seconds of closing my eyes, I slowly opened it again and a frown marred my face as I took in the strange room I was in.“What's going on?” I asked myself as I massaged my temple lightly to ease the intense migraine.I tried to jog my memory.I had gone for the funeral.After the funeral was the party.I tried to talk to Jason but Galia and Ares interrupted that.After that, I got angry seeing Ares with other women and went for a drink.The strange man that seemed to know me and flirted with me.Ares holding that woman.Me kissing the stranger.“I kissed a st
He took an intimidating step forward and I took one back.I wouldn't say I was scared of him.I wasn't.I was just scared of what he was going to do and even more scared of how my body would react to it.“Why is your heart beating this way?” He asked in his cold, domineering voice but there was a tinge of something else.Something I could only place as longing.It couldn't be, could it?“You can't say anything now?” He asked, tilting his head to the side.I parted my lips and forced myself to say something but no words could come out of my mouth.“You said you wanted to kiss me,” he said and fir a moment, I stopped breathing.“That's a lie,” I shook my head.But as I looked between his eyes and his lips, I wasn't sure about that anymore.His lips curled up in a sneer and he stalked towards me.For each step he took towards me, I took two back.His eyes sparkled with amusement and I knew he was enjoying the chase.“You know, I've never seen anyone as…interesting as you,” he said and my
With a loud growl, I walked back into the bathroom. It was three times the size of the one I had shared with the girls. There was a huge bathtub on one side with granite countertops and marble floors.I hoped into the shower, keeping the temperature of the water as hot as I could endure.The scalding water hit my skin mercilessly but I loved the burning sensation as I felt the hangover letting up and my tensed muscles loosening.It was also enough to distract me from the mess that was going on in my life.As a child, I had badly wished to have a fairytale love, one where I found my mate.As I aged and wolfed out and didn't find my mate, I took my relationship with Jason even more seriously.We lived each other and we're willing to get married and mark each other as mates and if down the line, one of us later found our fated mate, we would reject them.That was the plan.But in the blink of an eye, everything went down the drain.I got mated to the cruelest, narcissist person possible
Ares' povI rolled the fork around my fingers as I stared into space.My food had been served more than twenty minutes ago but she was no where in sight.It was official even though I hated to admit it.I couldn't eat without her here.Something I had meant to be a punishment for her now turned around to be an addiction for me.Believe me, I tried but the food only tasted like chaff in my mouth.Her presence did things to me that I couldn't explain.I had to stop myself countless times from going upstairs and dragging her down here with me because I didn't want to seem desperate but I was going crazy.The memory of her full boobs crushing against my chest this morning still felt fresh and vivid in my mind and I shifted uncomfortably in my seat as my pants got tighter.I was still mad at her for what she did yesterday but I really couldn't hold it against her.I had provoked her, she was drunk out of her mind, he's very manipulative and I was certain he had gotten into her head.“That
His question caught me off guard and for a good two minutes, I couldn't make out any words in reply.It had hit too close to home and I wondered what prompted him to ask that.He took my silence for an answer and pointed his fork at me.“That's what I thought,” he said dismissively.He was really trying to justify his actions Hy that question. Makes me wonder what blows life had dealt him.A pained look crossed his features and for a second, it tugged at my heart strings wondering what he had been through but the problem had been his tone.He had asked the question in such a demeaning way like life had been all glitters and rainbows for me.Maybe, yes.But the past month has been nothing but an endless tunnel of doubt, uncertainties and pain.“Next time, before you think in the devil himself, remember that life isn't fair to anyone and the earlier you get rid of your emotions, the more likely you are to survive in this cruel world,” he said.I couldn't say anything else.Not because I
“What's going on?” Hilda rushed towards me, glancing between me and Karla's retreating back.“She's crazy,” I shook my head, waving her off.I tried to walk away but she grabbed my upper arm, making me halt in my tracks.“No,” she said and seriousness dripped from her voice. “Beware of Karla. She's not as innocent as she looks,” she warned me.I sighed and placed my hand over hers.“I'll be fine, Hilda. Don't worry,” I assured her.She looked at me skeptically for a few seconds before letting go of my hand.Not wanting to hear anything further about Karla, I walked straight to the kitchen to fix my breakfast.I already had a lot on my plate to worry about someone of zero importance.I got to the kitchen and fixed up a very quick breakfast and soon, I was done scarfing down the food.“Shit,” I muttered under my breath as a thought crossed my mind.Rinsing my plate off, I ran back upstairs and didn't stop until my new room came in view.Just as reached the door and was about to turn the