Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 206

Chapter 206: Zero.

Leilani.

To make me feel better, Jay decided that we should go and watch some fireworks for New Year’s Eve, and even though I readily agreed, I knew for a fact that that was nowhere close to being enough to make me feel any better. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

I knew that I wouldn’t feel good if he doesn’t take me with him to wherever the fuck he intended to go for treatments or whatever he intended to do about his spiraling wolf... and I knew... goddess, I knew that I couldn’t do without him.

By the time we got ready to leave, it was already late at night. He laced his fingers through mine as we headed to his car parked outside, and this time, when I stepped out, I didn’t miss the way his bodyguards looked at me with less hostility... how they weren’t openly scrutinizing me anymore... and how relieved they seemed to see him.

And that made me wonder the extent to which he must’ve been sick...

It made me wonder how his subjects, that is his pack members, must feel with his whole failing health.

Walking beside him has always made me feel some type of high, so now, when my heart raced with excitement and my cheeks warmed from the attention our closeness was getting, I wasn’t so surprised.

If anything, I revelled in this feeling, loving the way the heat of his arm warmed mine. I loved the way he held me as if afraid to let go... and I loved how he would occasionally stop to look at me and smile, as if admiring a work of art. I shivered slightly when a cold wind blew at my face and do you know what he did?

He pulled me into his arms, wrapping his around my shoulders as he whispered; "Here, here..."

And holyfuckingdammit! I melted right into him!

I soaked in his embrace, sighing when his sweet warmth seeped into my bones.

Upon getting to his shiny black mustang, Jay opened the door to the passenger seat and bowed slightly, his dimples deepening due to his smile as he said; "After you, my princess."

And goddess, my face burned.

A few maidservants hanging around chuckled quietly before rushing away, their eyes alight with glee as they looked between Jarek and I.

Jarek, on the other hand, seemed like he was absolutely enjoying this! Gosh, sometimes, I tend to forget that his favorite pastime hobby is embarrassing me.

He bowed lower when I still wouldn’t move an inch, his voice rising a few notches as he said; "My lady, is the car not to your liking?"

"Huh?"

"Do you not like this car? Do you want a chariot instead?" He asked with a smile. And those words... Those words seemed to snap me out of my second-long reverie. With a chuckle, I rushed into his car, my face heating up again when he kissed my cheek before shutting the door after me.

A few minutes later, he joined me, hopping into the driver’s seat before he slammed the door shut, turned up the music and began to drive.

We drove for a long time until we arrived at the bustling middle of Times Square which was now packed full with people who were here for the same thing: to watch the fireworks.

My heart swelled and my face flushed with glee as I watched the people gathered around us, all with smiles on their faces and most of them with their arms tangled between those of their loved ones.

I wrapped my arms around Jarek’s waist and tilted my head back to watch the skies, enjoying the way the wind blew at my face.

—And goddess, I wanted to be here forever.

I wanted this moment to freeze for all of eternity.

So I said the words I never thought I would ever say. "I love you."

I felt Jarek’s shoulders stiffen as soon as the words slipped out of my mouth. He stilled, his hold on me hardening. But he didn’t respond right away.

Goddess, I would’ve almost thought he never heard me if I didn’t feel the shift in his body.

A second passed between us... and then more. Then he said; "I cherish you, Lani."

Instantly, I knew the difference between those two words. I wasn’t dumb enough to know that ’cherish’ and ’love’ doesn’t exactly mean the same thing.

My hands shook slightly, but I do not know if what I felt was embarrassment or anger, so I turned away from him and faced the crowd of people, hoping that in a way, their infectious excitement would rub off on me...

And you know what?

It did.

—

Zevran.

The cold wind blew against my face with a vengeance that rattled my bones. And as the crunching of snow beneath our feet filled my ears, plus the excessive murmurs of the people around, I couldn’t help but wonder what exactly I was doing here.

I couldn’t help but wonder why I was always in this girl’s hair despite my attempts at letting her be.

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