My heart ached . How could he say my name like that after having that woman in his arms right in front of me like I meant absolutely nothing to him ? The thought about that earlier incident made me sick to my stomach once more , the sudden urge to throw up appearing once again .
I rose up from the bed slowly without looking in his direction as I placed my feet on the ground , feeling for my slipper . As soon as I felt it , I slipped it on and rose up gracefully .
“How are you ?” He asked when I chose to say nothing .
How was I ?
Why did he even care ? I felt his eyes on me , trailing my every move , his gaze burning into my body as I moved away but still I refused to say anything or even look at him for that matter .
I wanted to scream at him , tell him how much he and that girl had hurt me , tell him how heartless he was to put me through this after everything we’ve been through together the past few days . I bit my l*p and blinked back the tears , no I wouldn’t cry in front of him.
I ignored his question as I strode out of the room .
I felt him following me but didn’t bother to stop or turn around .
“Lucy .” He called once again , panic evident in his tone .
I refused to speak a word to him , completely heart broken and hurt that he would just run back to Ariana after every thing that happened between us .
Before I could reach any further however he grabbed onto my arm and pulled me to a stop. He spun me around so that I was now facing him , his finger reached below my chin , forcing me to look him in the eye, He peered down at me , his eyes searching my own as though he was trying to understand what my problem was and why I was acting this way .
Were all men this clueless ?
“What’s wrong ?” He whispered , his forehead creasing with concern .
How could he not know ?
How clueless can one person be ?
“Are you not feeling well ?” He inquired softly, when I chose to remain quiet . His deep blue eyes like always pulled me in , making it hard to think clearly , especially when they looked at me the way he was staring at me now like if he didn’t know what was wrong but desperately wanted to fix it.
I forced myself to look away , his eyes always made me weak I wasn’t about to let that happen again , at least not this time .
“Lucy please-“
“Alpha!” Alex interrupted , his eyes going back and forth between Austin and I .
Austin gave Alex a death glare for the interruption and he instantly paled .” I’m sorry to interrupt Alpha but there is an issue that needs tending to immediately .” He announced .
He reluctantly let go of me , not before giving me another look of longing however . I ignored it and turned the other direction . He could go give that look to Ariana . Even though I was the one who had thought of those words , it hurt like hell , I didn’t want him looking at her period .
I inwardly cried .
God , this was so hard .
A quiet sigh escaped my lips .
The party had just started and already I wanted to leave the moment I saw Ariana enter the room . Her presence immediately put a damper in my mood , it wouldn’t be long before she went to find Austin .
I hadn’t seen him since our last encounter where I’d completely ignored him , whatever Alex had called him for seemed to have kept him preoccupied for the rest of the day .
“I see we meet again .”
I stiffened as my gaze fell on Eric , Ariana’s father . The last time I’d met him , he had completely creeped me out , things hadn’t changed . He still made me feel extremely uncomfortable .
I forced a smile on my face before shaking his outstretched hand .
“The word is out that your father is none other than Alpha Richard .” He pointed out , taking a drink out of the cup in his hand . ” We were once good friends until he betrayed your husband’s family .”
My eyes narrowed , why was he bringing this up now ?
“Your point ?” I asked , not the least bit happy with where this conversation was going .
The man’s gaze darkened , his face looking ten times creepier than before .” Everyone here may have forgotten that your family are traitors but I won’t the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree , I’ll be keeping my eyes on you .”
What exactly was this man implying ? He continued to glare at me until the queen joined us .” Is everything okay ?” She asked me , studying my tensed state .
“Everything’s fine , I was just asking the princess about her time spent at the council .” Eric answered before I could say a word to Austin’s mother . My lips pressed together in anger and frustration , this man was just as bad as his daughter .
He was right the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
I quietly excused myself at the uncomfortable silence that followed between us , not wanting to be anywhere near this pathetic man .
I didn’t make it far however as none other than Ariana was standing in front of me , blocking my way . When I tried to go around her , she pushed forward and grabbed onto my arm roughly , her nails digging into my skin . ” I know what you’re doing .” She hissed, glaring at me .
I gave her a blank look .”Excuse me?”
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