Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 111

Chapter 111: Bad news.

Leilani.

Work that morning was extremely busy, and after several fruitless negotiations with the Landry group, they finally decided to invest in CUSP’s sister project, TINN.

My hands trembled slightly as we all rose to our feet, a satisfied smile playing on our lips as we shook hands formally.

I turned to Alpha Richard Landry and mouthed to him; "Thank you."

He smiled— like genuinely smiled, then loud enough that everyone could hear, he drawled; "You’re always welcome, Leilani. And if one day you still want to take up my offer, know that it’s always open."

A small frown creased my face at his words. I stared up at his weird shade of eyes and calmly asked; "What offer?"

"What other offer have I ever made to you besides wanting you to come work with me?" He joked, causing a few others to turn to us with a smile.

I smiled back too, but because now I was feeling quite uncomfortable, I gently let go of his hand and took a step back, my eyes widening when Jarek materialized beside me.

"Thank you for your kind offer..." he whispered coldly. "But I don’t think Frostclaw is ready... or will ever be ready to let go of a bright beautiful genius like her."

My face colored a bright shade of red at his words, especially when the snickers around us grew louder. Richard smiled politely at Jarek but I knew for sure that he was fuming.

And then he left.

—

"So they’re indeed getting married?" Jarek’s voice slipped into my ears, snapping me out of my reverie. I turned fast to face him and nodded, my lashes lowering when I realized that he was talking about Chalice and the triplets. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

I mused; "Yes."

"But what about the mate bond?" He asked softly, and in his eyes, I could see the question he wasn’t asking.

Why have they refused to reject you even now that they’re getting married to your sister?

Why won’t they let you go?

And frankly, I didn’t know. I had no idea and it was frustrating to think about it.

The thought of the triplets getting married to Chalice... of them exchanging vows and saying the words; "I do," filled me with a weird sense of jealousy. And I call it weird because I never thought I could feel that. I never imagined that I would one day be bothered about them despite my burning hatred for them.

And I never imagined that I would one day be so flustered whenever I remembered the kiss I shared with Kael.

And Zevran.

And oh my goddess, never Caelum... can never be Caelum!

While briefing Jarek about everything, I told him about all that happened last night, about how Kael had come to me to ask me to help him out of his marriage. I’d told him about his drunken state and the weird things he said... But I could never bring myself to tell him about the kiss.

Again, I lowered my head and sighed. "I’ll try rejecting them one more time. I’ll promise them to be good since that’s what they want from me so much. Hell, I may even agree to work with them now, on the condition that they let me go. I know they want the money... the deal... so they’ll do it."

An emotion akin to disbelief flashed in Jay’s eyes before he looked away and rose to his feet. "I doubt they’ll do it since they’re so head bent on punishing you. But you can try."

But I didn’t pay attention to his words. My eyes were on his face instead, and I couldn’t help wondering why he looked so... angry, so cold. So frustrated.

Was he beginning to feel exactly what I feel whenever I remember that he’s still linked to Keisha?

Does he now understand my pain whenever her name is mentioned?

He looked downcast. Sad. And that made me guilty. I drawled; "...Jay?"

I smiled at his ’compliment’ and returned back to my work. Jay slipped out of my office too to attend to some things. More than an hour slipped past before he returned, and as soon as I saw his face, I instantly knew that something was wrong.

Something definitely felt different.

My heart raced as I swiftly rose to my feet, half- thinking that his wolf was acting up again. But the sadness— not madness— in his eyes told a different tale. He drawled; "There’s bad news, Leilani."

And at that, my brows furrowed. I do not know why but for some reason, my chest suddenly felt heavy. It felt as though there was something pressing against my lungs, making it difficult to breathe.

I walked over to Jarek who seemed like he couldn’t look me in the eyes anymore and drawled; "What is it?"

"It’s Kael..." he answered coldly, making my heart plummet.

My hands were starting to shake so badly now. Even my knees trembled, and it felt like such work to hold my weight upright.

Goddess, please do not let anything happen to Kael. He’d slept over at my house... I was the last person to see him. If anything happens to him, I’ll be the first suspect...

My voice came out as a hoarse whisper as I managed to force words out of my mouth. I rasped; "And?"

"He was in an accident." He drawled quietly, "...and it was bad, Leilani. Very bad."

Those words were the last things I heard before a strange ringing began to echo in my ears. It was the last thing my brain processed before I began to hyperventilate.

My breath caught in my chest and sweat broke out on my skin. And I know I couldn’t feel like this... I knew that I wasn’t supposed to be this affected by such news. But I couldn’t help it. My heart felt ripped, my chest hurt... and in this moment, my mind did something despicable;

It reminded me of that kiss.

And it replayed it over and over again as tears streamed down my face.