Chapter 0039
Artemisia
I gulp as I keep myself from being impressed by the sparks exploding on my skin and traveling down my neck and chest.
No matter how much I try, I can’t remember ever feeling such a strong reaction towards anyone. I would prefer I remembered something like this as it pains me that it must be with him.
“Let me go!” I say through clenched teeth, but he increases his grip, making me whimper.
I claw on his forearm instinctively, as if it would lead him to loosen his grip.
“You enjoy it, do you? Teasing me because I’m not like my brothers.” He clenches and unclenches his jaw as he tilts his head, lowering his voice. “Making me pay for the fact that I’m not falling for you like they do.”
Shaking my head to get out of his hold, I only get him to growl. “I don’t know what you are talking about! I just came to talk to you because of our fight.”
“Sure,” he chuckles, tsking. “As if the princess would care to make peace with the plebeian scum, right?”
My eyes widen as he leans even closer, making my heart flip in my chest. “Who were you talking to just a moment ago, little mate?”
“Cayden,” I answer, blinking repeatedly, and he laughs.
“Of course. No wonder your libido was going crazy. You practically were going into heat.”
I finally manage to pull myself out of his grip as he loosens it and I push him on his chest, making him stumble back amused. “How dare you, you idiot?!”
He shakes his head while he is still laughing and wipes his bottom lip with his thumb as he is about to turn around. “How am I the idiot in this conversation?”
Balling my fists, I risk drawing blood at my nails digging into my palm.
I’m already prepared to have him ignoring me and having me look at his back again.
But he doesn’t turn around anymore, he just stands there eyeing me up as I try to even my breathing pattern.
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Suddenly, my guts can’t handle the silence between us anymore, and I finally take a step forward. “If you hate me this much… Why didn’t you tell anyone about Cassy?”
“Don’t interpret something romantic into things you don’t understand, little mate.” He mocks me once again, flashing me his pearly whites.
I take a deep breath, gathering all my courage to not step back at this one. “Tell me why then. Let my mind lose all my romantic fantasies. Teach this stupid little mate a lesson!”
“I don’t know what your fucking problem is.” He snarls.
As he is about to turn around, I bolt forward, grabbing his arm. I pull back my hand immediately as the sparks erupt at our touch, but I still keep him from turning away from me. “No! You can’t go on insulting me and then just walk away. This is not how it works.”
“Works where?” He asks, and I take a step back.
“Between mates,” I answer, making him laugh.
“You are out of your damned mind.” He steps closer, and I straighten my spine, forcing me to stay rooted in my spot. “I didn’t tell anyone because I’m not doing the dirty job for you. Not because of the mate bond or something. Just because I want you to tell them. See their reaction, and their disappointment before getting what you deserve.”
I gulp as he smirks mockingly, enjoying the results of his heart–shattering demeanour. “I’ll be standing there, waiting for the right time to chime in when it’s time for the rejections.”
My heart shatters into a thousand pieces and I take a shaky breath while he continues to grin at me. “Is that what you wanted to talk about, little mate? Hearing me say how precious you were to me? And how desperate I was to be like my brothers?”
As I hug myself instinctively, he turns around with a last scoff as he restarts working. “Yeah, that’s what I thought.”
I’m still trying to fight for words and overcome the paralysis my emotions are putting me through as Cassy takes it from me completely.