Chapter five
981 Words
Valeriane
My stomach hollowed with anxiety.
I stared between Lucian and Malachi.
One gaze was enough for me to look away.
I felt ashamed for letting a man touch me, a man I barely knew yet my body ached for more, my body has a mind of its own.
“What the hell is happening?” Lucian asked, he took a step into the room, he looked between me and his brother again.
Shame burned my skin.
Malachi had a smirk on his face
Lucian’s jaw ticked in anger. He didn’t have any right, especially after what he did to me, he used me as a pawn in his game.
“Cover the f**k up Val.” He yelled at me, then threw the next piece of clothing on me.
“What’s wrong with you?” I asked.
My chest heaved with annoyance.
“What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with you, what are you doing with my brother? You need to stay the f**k away from my brother.” He yelled.
I paused.
“It is none of your business.” I yelled. “What I do with my life? I can do whatever I want. I can sleep with whoever I want and there is nothing you can do about it.” I snapped. “It’s my body and my choice. It doesn’t matter what you feel or what you think, you can’t see me being happy for a single second Lucian.” I yelled.
His eyes widened.
“Genevieve was always right, you are just a w***e and nothing else, you have not known him for ten minutes and you are standing barely clothed in his presence, we came to this wedding together, how do you think I feel seeing my date like this with my brother.” He asked. “You didn’t even think about me, I didn’t go close to Genevieve or try anything because I came with you, out of respect and you turn your back and do that to me.” He added.
I didn’t utter any word.
“You hit me and I didn’t say anything, I came to apologize and all you could do is be naked in my brother’s presence.”
My eyes darted down.
I cringed inside
“I’m sorry.” I breathed out.
I glanced at Malachi, whose grin only tightened at the moment.
His brother.
“I can-“
Lucian turned to his brother.
“I know what you are doing. You can’t see a girl and don’t think of wanting to be in her pants, do you think he likes you, he doesn’t, you stay the f**k away from Val.” Lucian yelled
Did he like me? Is that why he yelled so much? Is he jealous
.
I never imagined Lucian to be jealous because of me.
He was yelling at his brother for me
My heart fluttered with hope when I shook my head. This is Lucian, I may be misunderstanding what he is doing.
Malachi sneered.
“Don’t smile at me, I’m not going to warn you again, I don’t care if you are the Alpha, but you stay away, you can have any girl you want, you can f**k anyone you like but not her.”
My cheeks flushed
Shame tightened my guts.
Genevieve is right, anywhere I go, I always end up being the cause of the problem.
I don’t think Lucian has any right.
“Look Lucian.”
“No listen to me.” Malachi cuts me off.
He took a step toward his brother.
“You and I both know the only reason I am interested in her is twofold: one because of her body and two because she is your date.” Malachi spoke, and I froze
“If she wasn’t your date, she will not be interesting enough for anything more than being a f**k buddy.”
My eyes glistened with tears. I felt sick with remorse and shame tightened my guts.
I took a step toward Malachi, I stood between two brothers, Malachi’s eyes were filled with nothing but amusement.
“How dare you?” I breathed out. “How could you stand here and say something like that? You are both horrible, both of you.” I yelled.
I half thought he will defend me, stand by my side, he didn’t.
My breath caught in my throat. His words didn’t just humiliate me, they stripped something deeper.
My chest tightened painfully as I forced myself to stay still, even though every part of me wanted to disappear from the room.
“Come on Val, did you really think he is in love with you or he likes you.” Lucian joked from behind when my fist tightened. “I can’t believe you are pathetic enough to even think that, an alpha will never settle for someone mediocre like you.”
I stared at the stupid smirk on Malachi’s face when his eyes dropped to my hand, in a second, I took a step back when I turned around and my hand flew to his cheek.
Malachi’s hand tightened perfectly against my hand.
“Let go of me.” I yelled. “Let go of my hand you asshole.”
His touch sent a wave of emotion through my body.
My tears fell against the floor, I felt a sharp pain radiating through my chest.
He held my hand in a vice-like grip, I knew any attempt to pull away would only hurt me more.
“I’m not like Lucian, I don’t have a hobby of being hit. "Malachi said, "If you want to strike or be struck by someone.” His voice lowered. “It can only happen in bed.”
I felt a card slid onto my palm as he flashed me a smirk,“Come meet me. I will be waiting for you.”
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