ANNE “ I didn’t mean it that way. I was only making sure that you were not fooling around with Zero…that you were aware of all the negative things and you were not in a temporary everything-is-fine state. ” Natalie sighs when I reenter the kitchen after sending Zero away.I glare at her. “ You almost ruined what I was working so hard on. ” “ Anne. ” She gets down from the stool.“ Save it. Whatever you want to say, keep it to yourself. I don’t want to hear. ” I let out before slumping on the stool.I almost lost it and I feel so angry. “ You are being harsh now. ” Giana mumbles.“ Am I? ” I glare at her this time.“ She didn’t mean it. ” Giana hisses back.I set my lips in a thin line to stop myself from saying something hurtful. I don’t want to hurt them. I know Natalie didn’t mean this. She tried to convince me into giving another chance to Zero before. She told me about his life and all the things that happened to him. Without the knowledge about his past, I would have continued
ZEROA date. That’s all Anne could come up with. Not that I am complaining. I just feel like she is wasting a lot of her time on me when she should be spending time with the people she loves.Still, if this is what she desires, I must comply. It’s an instinct, an urge to always give her what she wants in an attempt to make her happy as long as we are together.“ I am ready. ” She announces from inside the room before the door opens.I have been waiting for half an hour now without any idea what she was doing inside the locked room.When she comes into sight, the surroundings dull to a mere nothing. My eyes take her in, all of her, the red dress which reaches to her knees, the red lipstick she is wearing, the curls of her soft locks, the nervousness on her face.“ I knew I was overdressing. ” She mumbles when she looks at me, dressed in the usual Black T-shirt and jeans. I had no idea I had to dress up for this.“ You look beautiful. ” I blurt the first thing which comes to mind. Thoug
ANNE“ You can drive the car. ” Zero tosses me the keys all of a sudden.I catch them instinctively while I watch his pinched brows and hard-set lips. Something happened. I don’t know what but I can sense the change in him. He was laughing when we were inside. It is the most beautiful sound I ever heard in my life. I was mesmerized and embarrassed at the same time. And then we stepped out and Zero’s mood shifted into that dark cloud again.Without grabbing my hand or even asking me to follow him, he steps out into the rain. He gets instantly drenched, the lines of his muscles becoming visible from under his T-shirt.Pressing my lips together, I decide to rush behind him. The cold rain hits my body just as I step out of the shade. I shudder, sprinting to the car, even moving past Zero who is moving slow and calm.Opening the car’s door, I sit inside. Even after I tried saving my dress, I think I have failed. I sigh, glancing at Zero from the back view mirror. He is still walking slowl
ANNE I had never felt something so wildly stirring inside me before, not even when I slept with him. It feels like my body aches to connect with his—It’s not a mere physical connection I desire, I need to be connected with him on all levels. So, I remove his shirt faster than I have ever removed any man’s clothes before and throw it on the passenger’s seat. Zero’s lips are back on mine after he is done helping me get his shirt out of the way. I moan in his hungry mouth which is busy sucking the life out of me. My nails run down his chest, his abdomen before dropping to his belt. I unbuckle it hurriedly before unbuttoning his jeans and then pulling down the zipper. Zero’s lips stop devouring my mouth. He lowers his sinful lips to my throat, kissing all the way and then up. I suck in a labored breath before pulling his boxers down, just enough to free his cock. He grunts in approval against my neck, sending jolts of spark and pleasure down my back and front. I nibble on my lower lip
ANNE“ Did you have to rip my dress? ” I groan for the second time as Zero drives us back home.The rain has stopped. He offered to drive and went back into a good mood after we had sex. Thank Goddess no one caught us or I would have died from embarrassment.“ I am sorry. ” He apologizes without looking at me.“ You sound anything but sorry. ” I point out while glaring at his side profile.“ You look better in my shirt. ” He finally glances my way, sending waves of sparks down my back.“ That was an expensive dress. ” I mumble, moving my eyes away from his face and shirtless body.“ I will buy you a new one. ” “ Are you asking me out on a date? ” I grin evilly, my eyes coming back to rest on his handsome face.“ No. ”“ You are. Taking a girl to shop counts as a date. ” Maybe.“ Alright. ” He gives up on trying to refuse.I fold my arms over my chest in victory while smirking at him smugly. “ You can stop staring at me now. ” Zero deadpans as our car enters the pack borders.“ I wan
ANNEI am out of breath by the time, I wash up and wear fresh pair of sweatpants and a hoodie. Looking into the mirror, I find myself assessing my reflection.What Liam said is undeniably haunting me but I am not a person who lets others dictate their life. Still, I can’t help but admit that he was not wrong—I was totally ignoring that reality.For the first time in my life, I actually want to reach out to Moon Goddess and ask why. Why did she make me Zero’s mate? I am not vengeful about it, I am not complaining either. I just genuinely want to know why I had to be mated with a man who was supposed to outlive me.Until today, I was thinking about what I would do if he actually stayed. I found the answer tonight—I will never leave him, I promised myself. I was going to make a life with him but now, it all sounds like a stupid dream of a young girl. Zero and me…we are never going to have a normal life like other mates. There is a huge wall between us that neither of us can ever break—Ti
ANNE“ Gualterio. ” Freya whispers, tugging at the Vampire King’s arm. “ Let’s go. ”Gualterio is about to lose his shit. I can tell by the way the color of his eyes is deepening into a vicious blood red.Zero’s hand touches mine softly, silently keeping my anger at bay. I know I have said enough and if this man has any self-respect left, he will leave, or else, I am not sure how I am going to prove my threat to him.“ You caused enough distress to her. ” Zero speaks in a flat tone. “ Leave now. I am not going with you. ” “ You will regret choosing her over us. ” The Vampire King seethes before grabbing Freya’s hand and storming away from the living room.Zero’s mother glances at him from over her shoulder many times. There is pain in her eyes and it’s something she doesn’t know how to hide, I know, I recognize it. At least, now I know, Zero’s mother cares about him. She doesn’t know how to deal with him after saying such harsh things to him in the past…but she cares about him.When
ANNEHe leaves after dumping all his emotions on me. I felt like following him but I didn’t. It was best to leave each other alone for some time. He finally let the truth off his chest so he needs to come to terms with it and I, too need some time to digest the fact that I became the reason for all this.I remained sitting on the couch in the living room, thinking about everything and also unconsciously waiting for Zero but he didn’t return even when the clock struck three in the night.I gave up on waiting for him and came to my room before tiredly lying on the bed without even bothering to turn on the lights. The shadows are not scaring me anymore—the thought of guilt consuming me does.It’s all because of me—I can’t seem to shake this thought off my mind. If only I knew how to keep my mouth shut in anger, I would have avoided cutting him so deep. He must have been devastated. He liked me, accepted the bond unlike me, and cared for me so much even back then. But me? I was searchin