Waking up to Aria sitting in a chair next to our bed is just fucking creepy. She’s starting to lose it and I can’t help but wonder when I’m going to die in my sleep.
The first thing I do after sitting up is grab my phone. I quickly realize there are new texts on my phone that have been read only I haven’t read them. She went through my phone at some point and I can see all of the questions in her eyes.
“You went through my phone.” I confront her.
“Are you falling for her?” She asks.
“Who? Qi?”
“Who else has been sending you pictures of different parts of her body?”
“Do you really want me to answer that?” I ask. The answer is PLENTY OF GIRLS.
“If you were falling for her would you tell me?” She asks.
“No.” I shake my head.
“You’re hurting me.” She had the nerve to say.
“Then stay the fuck out of my phone.”
Aria looks away and goes quiet. She’s fucking losing it and the easy thing would be to give into her, but I can’t. As much as I still love her, I’m fucking done.
I head into the bathroom to get dressed and she follows me, standing in the doorway. She’s watching my every move, which was cute the first few days, but now I’m really starting to question her sanity.
When I climb into the shower she joins me. She washes my back and I wash hers, but I’m careful not to touch her too much. She seems disappointed. I turn my back to her to rinse the soap out of my hair and she wraps her arms around me. I can feel her bare breasts on my back and immediately start to get hard. Her hands slide over my abs, where she’s branded me and she wraps her slender fingers around my manhood.
Fuck…
She kisses and licks my back and I have half a mind to take her right here in the shower, but I can’t. I remove her hands and I climb out of the shower. I have to get away from her.
Again she follows me into our bedroom and watches me, as I get dressed. Thankfully she focuses on putting some clothes on because I’d almost forgotten how amazing her body looks naked and I’m tempted to give in to her ploys.
After grabbing my jacket and putting my shoes on I head for the door. “Where are you going?” Aria calls out to me.
Don’t stop…just keep walking…
I’m out the door and walking the hall towards the banquet hall when I hear her quick footsteps behind me. I turn to face her and she’s not fully clothed. “What the fuck are you doing? Aria you cannot be out here like that. You’re the future fucking Queen here.” I scold her.
“Talk to me then.” She begs.
“We have nothing to talk about.”
“Why are you doing this?”
“Go put some clothes on.” I ignore her question.
“Not until you talk to me.”
Frustrated, I follow her back into our bedroom where I demand she put some clothes on before I’ll talk to her. She complies thank Alpha, but now she’s expecting me to talk and I have nothing to say to her.
“Please take me back. I feel like I’m about to go fucking crazy if you don’t take me back.” She sulks.
“Aria, I’m done. I don’t know how many different ways I can say this to you, but I’m done, it’s over…WE’RE DONE.” I lay it out for her so there’s no misunderstanding.
“Thien, we can fix this.”
FML…is she fucking serious? Did she not hear a word I just said?
“I don’t want to!” I yell at her. She’s driving me fucking crazy and I just want it to stop.
“Why not?”
“Because I don’t love you anymore!” I blurt out. It’s not true, but I need her to leave me the fuck alone. “I don’t want to be with you anymore because I. DON’T. FUCKING. LOVE YOU!”
What the fuck did I just do…? The look on her fucking face right now…I can’t…I have to go…
I leave the room and this time she doesn’t follow. Instead she’s crying from what sounds like the depths of her fucking soul and I can hear her all the way down the hall. I want to kick myself for getting so angry that I lost it and said the one thing I knew would crush her. I just wanted her to back off. I’m frustrated…and angry.
I text Qi and I don’t really know why other than the fact that I need a distraction. She wants me to meet her in Kaalen and I agree. The farther away from Aria the better. Going to Kaalen alone is a risk, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take. I meet Qi at the Keeper’s Inn. Together we rent a room and let our clothes fall where they may.
Being with Qi is intoxicating. She’s like poison. She infects every part of you and kills you slowly. Only you don’t know it until its too late.
For three days we never leave the bed, but this time its Qi who taps out. I’ve never met anyone like her in my life. Her sex-drive rivals my own and unlike Aria, I don’t have to be delicate, or considerate or even respectful for that matter. She takes it however she can get it and when I’m done with her she leaves me the fuck alone. Well…when she’s not teasing me about the tramp stamp Aria put on me.
“You’re being beckoned.” Qi hands me my phone, annoyed.
It’s Wake. I quickly answer the phone as he promptly reams me for not being there to help him celebrate the day he ascended. “Oh shit. I totally forgot. I’m on my way.” I tell him.
I hang up the phone, climb into the shower with Qi, and then I get dressed. “Am I invited to whatever you’re going to?” Qi asks.
“Aria will be there.” I remind her. “I’m not trying to hurt her.”
“From what I hear you’ve already done that and then some. What better way to say you’re over someone than bringing your new lady to the party.” She smirks.
“My new lady huh? What makes you think you hold that title?” I tease.
“The way your dick curves to me whenever I enter a room.” She licks her lips.
What the fuck have I gotten myself into with this chick…? Whatever it is, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like it. I’m not trying to propose or anything like that, but the time we spend together…its fucking crazy…I like crazy…
“Fuck it, why not.” I shrug.
“Seriously.” She beams from ear to ear.
“Yeah seriously.” I nod. “I just have two rules.”
“Rules are boring.” She feigns disinterest.
“The first rule is, stay the fuck away from Aria. Don’t talk to her; don’t answer any of her questions and don’t fuck with her head making her think this is something it isn’t. This is just sex, I’m not trying to marry you.” I clarify.
“Yes sir.” Qi does some half-ass sloppy salute. “What’s the second rule?”
“Stay away from my family and behave yourself. While she and I may not be together physically she’s still the future Queen of Blood Harbor. You can’t drape yourself all over me and you can’t get jealous when I have to dance with Aria.”
“Anything else your perfectly plump-assed highness?” She bites her bottom lip and grabs a handful of my ass.
“Yes. Don’t do that and you have to cover up.” I eye the plunging neckline of the shirt she’s wearing. “You’ll also have to walk in a few minutes after me so as not to raise everyone’s suspicions. The only people who know my union to Aria is on the rocks are those closest to us.”
“I’ll be the best fucking non-mistress you’ve ever had.” She smiles as she slides her hands down my pants.
“I have a feeling I’m going to regret this.” I chuckle, shaking my head.
Qi and I head down to the front office, pay for our suite, and then we head to my castle where the others have all gathered in the banquet hall to celebrate Wakes ascension. I walk in and my eyes immediately land on Aria who looks happy to see me, but she’s also hesitant.
Everything is going great until Qi forgets everything we talked about and does exactly what I asked her not to do. She still has a plunging neckline and she didn’t wait the few minutes I asked her too. If that wasn’t bad enough, she slips her hand into mine and leans into me like a high school girl in love. I knew this was going to come back to haunt me.
Immediately my parents converge and members of the Republic pull me to the side to reprimand me for allowing the disrespect. My eyes are locked on Aria though and she looks as if her world has fucking ended.
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