Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 181

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Kael.

Chalice screamed like a banshee while being dragged out of the court room by Gavin, but do you know what else I felt besides frustration?

It wasn’t anger. It wasn’t disgust.

It was shame. Pure unadulterated shame!

And do you know what was most shameful?

The fact that Leilani turned to glance at us just once before shaking her head and turning away.

When I saw her do that, I felt like I had been doused with a bucket of icy cold urine. Like I had suddenly been thrown into a cocoon of embarrassment. My heart fell to my stomach when I saw the fleeting mockery in her gaze before she turned away.

And goddess, I wasn’t mad at it. I wasn’t annoyed at all. I was simply ASHAMED.

I wanted to go to her. I wanted to talk to her… to plead with her. But now, I had one dilemma, which was: what do I say exactly?

How do I apologize for all the years of torture? Of negligence? Of enabling Chalice’s

deviousness?

How do I face her after all the things I’ve done and said to her? How do I look into those beautiful purple eyes that haunt my dreams without feeling like such a fool? A fool for easily believing the lies told about her.. a fool for believing that she was a slut for so long…

‘Because you’re a fool and a coward. In fact, you’re a foolish coward.’ My wolf answered in my mind, successfully twisting the knife deeper into my chest. 2

My heart ached as I watched her talking in hushed voices with her lawyer, and by the time she was done, and I was courageous enough to take a step forward in her direction, Frostclaw had stepped in. He wrapped his arm around her waist, holding her close; and every second, every minute I stood here watching them together, chipped away at something in my heart.

It made my limbs go numb, made my breathing become labored. And heck, it made me want to die. I utterly, absolutely wanted to dig out the earth and bury myself whole.

I knew that I had no right whatsoever to be jealous, but I couldn’t help it. I couldn’t

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control the sudden possessiveness, the jealousy… the hurt gnawing at my

chest.

Against my better judgement, I began to weave my way through the crowd to her. I vaguely heard her talking about something that had to do with a DNA test, and as if suddenly catching my scent, she turned around and cocked her eyebrows at me, her voice cold and wicked as she drawled;

“Alpha Stormborn.”

Alpha Stormborn not Kael. Not mate. Not anything informal.

Alpha Stormborn.

This girl sure knows how to hurt people with very polite words.

She sure knows how to pull out your heart, twist it and crush it under the sole of her feet by just throwing a few words around.

The corners of my eyes stung and I knew then and there that I could cry. That I was on the verge of tears because of a woman, and there was a great chance that I could ruin my reputation in that manner.

My hand shot out before I could stop myself, and then-

Frostclaw grabbed it.

Smiling, he said; “Are you fine, Alpha?”

“Do I seem unwell?” I snapped back, my voice sounding more aggressive than I had

intended.

He tilted his head to the side, watching me carefully. Then after a moment of silence, he finally shook his head and muttered; “You seem just fine.”

But at this point, I was no longer paying him any attention. I didn’t even want to talk to him anymore as all of my attention was solely on the girl by his side— the girl who at the moment didn’t even spare me a glance.

Her cold indifference hurt me in more ways than I could explain, and my wolf- stupid and annoyed at me- whined in my head.

I sighed. “I need to speak to you, Leilani.”

She looked at me one more time then shared a look with Frostclaw. She hissed; “Okay,

I’m all ears.”

It took me a moment to realize what that meant. That she wanted me to talk to her right in front of this man, this man who wants my woman like a fish needs water, and I

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frowned.

“No, I mean… I need to talk to you in private.”

For a moment, she didn’t respond. She looked like she was about to turn me down. My heart raced in anticipation, and goddess, if she says no, I would understand.

I swear I woul-

“Okay.”

I gasped. “Really?”

“Yes, we’ll just talk outside.” She said and with that, began to walk away without giving me enough time to get a grip on myself.

I followed her closely as she walked out of the courtroom and as we went, I couldn’t stop trembling. I couldn’t stop rehearsing the things I wanted to say to her; But upon our arrival at the parking lot, everything I had rehearsed flew straight out of my head and into the gutters, and I was left staring at her, with my mouth hung open like a mentally ill patient.

I stuttered; “Leilani, I- I… shit, I wanted to talk to you but now, I can’t bring myself to say the words.”

She tilted her head to the side and cocked her eyebrows.

“Please stop looking at me like that.” I hissed under my breath as a sudden strange kind of heat began to spread across my face and ears.

Wait guys, am I blushing?

Jesus, am I?

Geez!

No no no, not now. Not here. First I wanted to cry, then this? This? How the hell is she even stirring emotions I never knew I had awake?

I dropped my head so quickly one would think I was a contortionist, scratched my neck and said in a low tone; “Please stop looking at me like that.”

“Like how?” She asked, her face scrunched up in confusion… and was that amusement? Is she revelling in my discomfort?

Before I could answer those questions, she took a deep breath and stepped back. And in that split second when she glanced away from me, I snuck a quick peek at her pretty face and whispered;

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“You’re looking at me like I am stupid.”

“With all due respect, Alpha Stormborn, you are.” She drawled instantly; But I wasn’t mad. If anything, I took it as a compliment.

A small smile played across my lips as her words echoed in my mind, but before I could bring myself to smile fully, I suddenly remembered how I had hurt her in the past. How she had begged for mercy, how she’d pleaded innocent.

And what was worse?

How I had refused to listen.

And my smile immediately dropped.

I gulped and whispered; “Leilani, words cannot express how sorry I am. And heavens know that I do not expect you to forgive me-us- so easily, so I have come up with something better…””

“Which is?” She snorted, interrupting me; But I didn’t miss the sharpness in her tone and the sudden icy edge which now laced her voice.

It stuck out to me.

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