I gently pulled away from her and gazed down lovingly at her. “Eden,” I whispered. “I don’t understand … This doesn’t feel real.”
“I remember everything James.” She confessed. “I remember everything we’ve been through, I remember my family, I remember yours. I remember the council and Hunter… I remember how much I loved you and still do. I don’t ever want to lose you; I’m willing to fight for us now. I’m so sorry for how I’ve acted in the past, so sorry for not fighting for us and even sorrier for everything I’ve said to you before-“
Before she could say anything else, I covered her lips with mine. I tasted her tears as I passionately kissed her. I felt my body come alive at the feel of her beneath my arms.
“You don’t have to apologize. You did the right thing.” I assured her after breaking the k**s. I cupped her cheeks in my hands and stared deeply into her eyes. “I love you Eden Cross, I loved you from the first second I saw you and I will love you till the day I die.”
……..
***ISABELLA***
I was nervous.
Eden was gone and I was the only person that knew this. When word got out, I wasn’t sure what was going to take place.
I had to stall everything for as long as I could. This meant that I needed to lie to everyone until I was sure she had gotten a good head start.
I took a deep breath before walking into the ballroom, reminding myself that my sister’s life depended on me right now. I couldn’t let my fear prevent me from protecting someone that meant so much to me. Eden and I were inseparable and I would gladly give my life for her without a second thought.
I was still extremely flushed by her earlier question. I hadn’t expected Eden to ask me how I felt about Hunter. In truth, even I wasn’t sure how I felt.
for one, he was the same man that was bringing a lot of problems into my family’s life. He was cold and heartless and from what I’ve seen so far, a cold blooded killer.
But there was something else in him. He was damaged and confused, like a loyal dog that’d just lost his owner and was trying to recover from the pain by masking it with anger.
What was even more absurd was that I was the only one that seemed to see this side of him. Everyone else only saw the cold, emotionless beast.
Then there was the fact that I often got jealous whenever I saw Hunter around my sister. Don’t get me wrong, I would never wish badly on her and I only wanted her happiness. But when it came to Hunter, my emotions were all over the place. I didn’t want to feel that way, but it wasn’t something that I could control.
I’d managed to keep that part a secret from Eden. I didn’t know how she would feel if I confessed something like that to her. I also knew that there was absolutely no one I could tell that to. They would think that I was completely losing it.
I felt a sudden shiver straight throughout my body and knew that Hunter was close. I slowly spun around and saw him looking at me. Our gazes locked and I immediately felt a weakness in my stomach that travelled all the way between my legs. I had to stifle a g***n and remind myself that we were in public.
He examined my face as though he was memorizing every little detail about me.
I felt my face turn red. His eyes were so beautiful and completely pulled me in.
I hated this feeling. I didn’t want to feel like this for him. He was destroying my family and yet I was here growing all hot and bothered for him.
I held my breath as he walked past me without speaking a single word to me. I knew what his hands on my body felt like and I desperately wanted to feel it again.
This was crazy! He in no way touched me inappropriately once before. The first time was when he picked me up from a chair and the other was when he stopped me from hitting his chest.
I had no idea why those two small touches made me feel anything other than hate towards him!
His scent suddenly hit me hard and I had to fight to catch my breath. These feelings didn’t seem normal to me, how could I feel like this for someone like him?
I was miserably embarrassed. My body kept betraying me and I had no idea how to fix it.
At least now I didn’t have to stand here and watch him marry my sister. He didn’t know that however, no one else but I did. But it brought me peace to know it.
“Isabella!” The prosecutor called out to me. “Where on earth is Eden and why isn’t she down here as yet?”
I tried not to tremble under his dark and lethal gaze. “She’s still getting dressed prosecutor. She will be out in about ten minutes.”
His eyes narrowed. “She better be or your entire family is about to witness my wrath!” He threatened.
Oh God.
This was about to be a nightmare!
***EDEn***
“We can’t stay here.” I told James, looking around me frantically. “We must go now. When they find out that I’m missing, they will come for me.”
I felt my body begin to tremble as I thought about what they would do to us. I couldn’t let anything happen to James. We needed to get as far away from the council as possible. Hunter would be behind us as well, he hated being double crossed. There was no way that he would just let this slide easily.
To my surprise, James didn’t look like someone who was about to run. He had this determined look on his face, one that said he was ready for a war. I hoped that I didn’t read him correctly. My entire family was back there in the council. Whether they liked it or not, they would have to take the council’s side. Their lives depended on it. If James came here with the intention of war, I may lose the people that I cared about.
“Do not worry.” James assured me. “Look around, we have people by our side. You are safe Eden.” He said, confirming my earlier suspicions.
I followed his gaze and focused on the group of werewolves ready for war. They all had determined looks on their faces just like he did. These people were clearly here without fear for their own lives; they were here to show their support to James and his family.
But this wasn’t what I wanted. I didn’t want a war. The council had innocent people that would get involved in this battle, innocent people that didn’t end with my family. I didn’t want anything to happen to them during this fight.
“no.” I insisted. “My entire family is back there James. They are part of the council and will be forced to stay on their side. I don’t want to see them get hurt because of me. Let’s just leave please; I do not want a fight.”
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