Mate, You Are My Enemy

Chapter 22: A man

Diana’s pov

I stayed still like I was playing dead.

After the little stunt I pulled last night, I mean, dry humping him.

And there was also the little fact that I admitted that I was attracted to him.

I just didn’t want to see his smug, stupid face this morning.

There are things I hate about Ezra, and losing to him is one of them.

Yes, I didn’t lose our bet because I didn’t beg him to have s*x with me.

But it still feels like I lost something, and I think it might be my mind.

I felt as he moved from under me and got out.

He made sure to be gentle as not to wake me up and then helped me settle on the couch.

Yeah, I need to set some rules with him and make sure he understands them.

He covered me with a blanket and removed a strand of hair from my face.

“So, when are you going to stop pretending?”

I hate how confident he was as he asked the question.

He knew that I was awake the whole time.

He placed a kiss on my forehead and chuckled before going to the bathroom.

I heard the shower running and sat up on the couch.

Maybe admitting my attraction to Ezra wasn’t a completely foolish move.

I need him to trust me, but in a way that doesn’t make him distrust me even more.

I really want to slap myself for all the stupid decisions I have been making.

The plan was simple, but I guess in my head, I had completely forgotten about Ezra.

Yes, when I made my plans, I did plan around his obsession.

I planned on using it to my advantage, but now here I am confused, and all my plans are going south.

The bathroom door opened, and Ezra walked out all ready for the day.

Wearing his designer black suit, expensive shoes, and watches.

Of course, I have lost my sanity; he isn’t that boy anymore.

If I want to play this game and win, then I need to change my thinking.

I am no longer dealing with that boy anymore, but with a man.

A man whom I desire and loathe at the same time.

It should be easy, right?

Let me go back to my main goals and remember why I came back here.

First, I need to use Ezra to find what Kai wants.

And then, I need to get revenge on everyone who betrayed my parents and caused their deaths.

I looked at Ezra, and I still can’t decide if he has a hand in it.

I need to find out what was on his mind that day.

Maybe he was looking for a way to help me escape, but there had to be other thoughts in his mind.

Why did he drug me that night?

And how?

How did he get a drug so good that it knocked me out completely?

I also need to find out why my parents had to die.

And once all of that is over, I am going to go out there and find my brother.

And I might forgive Ezra for his hand in what happened to my parents, but my brother will never.

And I have lost my family once, I don’t want to ever have to go through it again.

Once I find my brother, we will go back and rebuild our father’s pack.

Those are my goals; remember that only those goals matter and nothing else.

There was a knock on the door, and a few seconds later, the woman from last night walked in.

She bowed her head like always and then placed the tray and left.

“So? What are your plans for the day? And if you want me to make some arrangements for you, then let me know,” Ezra said as he sat down to eat.

“Arrangements?” I repeated the words back to him.

“Yes, I am talking about a job or something to keep you busy. Anything.”

I processed his words.

I can't tell him that I have a job and that I work for the Vampire Prince.

I graduated about a year ago, and since then, Kai has given me a job.

It is the kind of job I can work from home and has a very flexible schedule.

It pays well, plus I have all that money my parents hid for us.

Seriously, when I saw that money, I knew that they must have known that something was coming.

“You also don’t have to work if you don’t want to.”

The way he sounded, almost panicked, made me want to smile.

But I held it together; I have already shown him enough emotions.

“I will be fine.” I took a bite of the bacon and looked outside.

Now, who do I start with?

After what I saw yesterday, something else became crystal clear to me.

It wasn’t just my parents who were betrayed, but me as well.

Now, how do I deal with those people?

There is a saying that goes an eye for an eye.

They took everything I love and care about, so it’s only right that I do the same.

Breakfast was quiet, and I don’t know why Ezra had it brought to the room, but I appreciated that.

I thought I was ready to face those people yesterday but turns out I was wrong.

And even this morning, I woke up a little dazed because of last night’s events.

Now that I have eaten, I am going to take a shower.

I will be ready to deal with anyone.

The whole time during breakfast, Ezra was mostly focused on his documents, which gave me time to think.

He looked up after some time and got up.

“I have some work to do. Make yourself comfortable.”

He kissed my forehead like we were an old married couple and then walked out while I sat there a little confused by the gesture.

I went to the bathroom and got ready for the day.

When I got back to the room, the tray was gone, but I now had an unwanted guest.

“I came here with Selene. You look amazing,” Camille said with a hint of venom in her tone.

Gosh, how was I ever a friend with someone like her?