Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 434

Chapter 434: Failures

Zevran.

I do not know for how long I stood there holding Leilani to my chest like she could break and disappear any moment from now. All I knew was that I liked the way she felt in my arms.

I liked the intoxicating scent— feminine yet rare— that emanated from her and I liked the way her chest slowly rose and fell... rose and fell against my body.

I shuddered when her breath fanned my exposed arm; and for a minute, I swear to the goddess, I hoped that she would remain like this. That she would stay here, tucked safely in my arms, her breath fanning my skin and her heartbeat beating in sync with mine.

But it seems like the entire universe wasn’t in sync with these thoughts because as soon as they came, it quickly disappeared.

How?

Why?

Because my idiotic brother chose that moment to sneeze so loudly, the sound echoed around the vast space. Keisha also tried to take off but was held back by Kael. Darius— the show himself— took a small step back and I couldn’t help but notice now that most of the shock that once resided on his face was long gone and in its place was his usual cockiness.

And Leilani stirred.

She stirred again when I wouldn’t let go and after realizing that I probably wouldn’t let go easily, she glanced up at me, her chin resting on my chest, as she whispered;

"Let go, please."

But I didn’t want to. I wanted her here for a couple more minutes... for an hour perhaps. Heck, a complete day would be fine.

"I can stand just fine, Zevran. Let me go please."

At the sound of her voice— her pleading voice— I took a small step back and let my hands slowly fall from her body. However, as soon as I did that, it suddenly felt as though warmth had been snuffed out of my body. A chill spread through my skin, leaving goosebumps in its wake as I watched her limp towards Maya.

"Darius, thank you for holding onto Keisha..." she drawled,

"We had a deal." He snapped back. But she pretended not to hear him say that. So she shrugged, leaned close to Maya and hissed; "Get in the car, love."

"Okay..."

"You will not walk away from me, Leilani." Darius sneered intimidatingly, and to my utmost surprise, she turned then to look at him, flashed him a smile and muttered;

"Yeah."

"Huh."

"I’m not walking away from you," she supplied softly, her voice confident. "I am only going home now because it’s no news that I lost my best friend and I am in mourning..."

"Yeah?"

"So it’s obvious that I feel too drained and that I am not in the right frame of mind to talk to you right now. So we’ll catch up. Whatever you want to talk about, we’ll talk about it tomorrow."

"Are you being for real?" He asked and when she only nodded, he added; "What time tomorrow?"

"Same time tomorrow!" She hissed without looking back at him.

"Am I coming to your new house, wherever it is? Can you send me the address?" He rushed out and in that moment, I couldn’t help but wonder why he sounded so desperate. So strange.

I cocked my eyebrows at him.

Leilani, probably feeling the same way, shook her head before muttering; "No. I’ll communicate with you." And with that, she got into her waiting car with Maya then drove off, leaving us all behind.

Darius was the next to leave,

And just as my brothers and I were about to do that as well, I stopped only for a second to glance at a far distance— but not so far from us.

I do not know why I felt that impossible-to-ignore need to look there, but I did, and when I did, my breath hitched in my chest because standing right there was the silhouette of a man.

I didn’t see who it was due to how dark it was but I could make out his height and he was way taller than I am. Mind you, I am six feet and four inches tall!

His shoulders were sturdy and wide and his face was completely hidden behind a large fashionable hat.

But that wasn’t all.

That wasn’t what caught my attention at all. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

What caught my attention was when he shifted as if suddenly noticing that I was staring at him. He tilted his head to the side, watched me with his hooded eyes and then turned away.

But not before I caught a glimpse of his hair peaking out from under his large hat.

Maybe it was only my fatherly instincts kicking in...

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