Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 194

Chapter 194: Merry Christmas.

Leilani.

"Merry Christmas everyone!" Maya screamed, whilst holding up a wine bottle over her head as she sashayed from one end of the room to the other.

Her beautiful pink hair gleamed under the light and her radiant smile illuminated the room, causing a smile to spread across my lips as I quietly watched her.

This was the first Christmas I wasn’t celebrating alone but with the people I loved. It was the first in which I was having a quiet time with the family I had created for myself.

My heart filled with warmth as Maya came over to plant a sloppy kiss on the side of my face, chuckling aloud when I winced in feigned irritation.

"Merry Christmas!" She slurred again and this time, when I winced, it was because of the stench of alcohol oozing from her mouth.

She was as drunk as a skunk and I couldn’t tell if it was because she was happy and wanted to let loose or because something had happened again between her and Gavin.

Jarek, on the other hand, who had been quiet the entire time simply hummed in agreement to everything she said, his arm lost behind my chair as he raised his own wine glass too. But I couldn’t help but notice how stiff he still was and has been since the beginning of today. I also didn’t miss the dark circles under his eyes that told tales of things I knew he would never talk to me about.

Yesterday, he had left in a hurry, after dropping a note to inform me of the reasons– his wolf – and I knew, without even being told that something must’ve happened.

And I was right.

Then there was me...

Beautiful old me, who was still quite shaken from my encounter with the strange girl I’d met yesterday. The girl who like Darius had silver hair and purple eyes just like me.

Another thing that stuck out to me about her was the way I’d been so at peace with her, how young she was, how ominous that letter was... and how she had disappeared without a trace, leaving me confused and scared; and everything else in between.

The letter had read:

Hello Sister,

This is to inform you that I know you have questions, and I am ready to answer all of those questions now. If there’s anything you wish to talk to me about, then all you have to do is... ask.

Meet me at the border of Shadowvane. In the lobby of the hotel called; The Continental.

Ps: come at night and alone. On You shouldn’t be scared of me. I should be scared of you.

These words repeated itself in my head over and over again, and no matter the number of times I thought about it, I couldn’t shake off the ominous feeling it brought, twisting my guts until I began to feel nauseous.

I also couldn’t decide if I really wanted to go alone or not, seeing as I had no idea what I would be walking into if I did... but I knew that I would go.

I would because I had questions that needed to be answered. I would because I needed to meet Darius once and for all and to understand why he had single-handedly fished me out from every one of my siblings.

—And I needed to know who that so-called dispatch girl from yesterday was.

My heart raced at these thoughts and I was only snapped out of my train of thoughts when Jarek waved slowly in my face, his voice soft and velvety as he asked;

"Are you okay?"

I wasn’t.

Hell, I wasn’t.

I smiled. "Yes, I am. Are you?"

At my question, he cocked his eyebrows at me, a small smile playing on the corners of his lips. He then leaned closer to tuck a stray tendril of hair behind my ear, his eyes latched on mine throughout the entire process.

Just when I was beginning to get lost in the intensity of his gaze, Maya screamed suddenly; "You both should get a room!"causing me to jump in surprise.

I turned to her and smiled when I caught her rolling her eyes. But the smile on her face was contagious. She beamed; "Just so you know, I am team Jarek!" She squealed, throwing her hands into the air as she winked knowingly at Jay and I.

And goddess, my face immediately began to heat up. The tips of my ears and sides of my neck burned in embarrassment and excitement. And it didn’t help that Jay wouldn’t stop smiling, as if enjoying her teasing.

His rich laughter floated in the air, enveloping me like the softest warmest cloak there is; and he snickered; "Would you seriously not mind if we get a room?"

Oh goddamit!

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