You Wouldn't Dare (Khaos Trilogy Book 1), стр. 58
“Don’t I? Ask me where I was today, Violet. Go on, ask!” I yelled when she didn’t answer me.
“Khaos, please. You’re scaring me.”
“Ask me!”
“You - You were out on p-p-pack business.” She could barely talk as her teeth chattered, her breathing coming in pathetic hiccups.
“Right. Pack business,” I repeated. I was more pathetic than I had ever imagined. I had spent the morning with an allied pack, finding out the best way to bond with Violet. A warrior of mine, one of the most lethal killers I had ever had the pleasure of working alongside, had transferred to this pack when he met his mate. I had figured if she could forgive his sins, he could help me with my own mate. I saw the way Violet still looked at me with veiled eyes, she still didn’t trust me and was hesitant to let me too close. Now I knew why.
“You’re not good for this pack. You will never fit in, never belong. We’ve worked hard for everything we have! Nothing ever came easy for us! You spent your life hosting tea parties and playing dress-up. Your superficial, frivolous ways are disgusting to me and a pretty face and the odd blowjob isn’t going to cut it! But it was when we went running as our wolves that I knew for sure. I knew that she was as pathetic as her human, too useless to contribute anything towards the pack dynamic! I was trying to get rid of you. The “pack business” was arranging your transfer the fuck out of here! Now I have the perfect excuse.”
To give Violet her credit, she could disguise her feelings just as well as I could. She threw her head back, tossing her hair over her shoulder as her eyes met mine.
“So, let me go then. I’ll go back to my parents. You needn’t have gone to such trouble, I’ve been asking to leave since day one. In fact, show me the way and I’ll leave now.”
She tried to brush past me, and my hand shot out to grab her arm, bringing my face close to hers.
“On no, little one. Not anymore. That was before you snuck off here to be with your beloved, back when I had a tiny bit of affection for you. Back before I witnessed for myself what a disgusting, lying little slut you really are.” She actually had the audacity to scoff at me, the fucking nerve to roll her eyes with her false bravado. As far as I was concerned that confirmed her guilt. “I see you’ve given up trying to deny it.”
“What would be the point? You live in a nasty little world, trapped in your dirty little mind with your nasty thoughts. Of course you’re going to believe the worst of everybody, because you yourself are the worst kind of person. So do your worst, Khaos, you would never give me the chance to explain anyway.” I smirked at her as an idea came to mind.
“You want to explain? Come on.” I grabbed her elbow, yanking her back towards the house. “Let’s get you comfortable and you can explain.”
Violet
Khaos dragged me into the same hall we had been in last night, the scheming look on his face both scaring me and making me highly suspicious. One by one, wolves piled into the room, each questioning why they had been called for another meeting so soon.
“Thank you for coming.” Khaos addressed the ever-growing crowd, his voice booming over everyone else’s. “It appears we have a problem. This morning a wolf was able to make his way onto my territory, contact my mate and have a secret rendezvous with her behind my back. Isn’t that right, Violet?” I shook my head at him, my eyes shining bright with tears. “No, sorry, you do right to shake your head. I stand corrected - you’re not my mate, are you? We might be fated to be together by the Goddess herself, but that’s not good enough for our special little Violet. Is it?!” He roared when I still refused to speak. I would dignify nothing he had to say with an answer. I would not let him humiliate me like this in front of all these people. Khaos curled his lip at me in disgust and turned back to the crowd before him.
“Did you all know that before Violet and I met, she was in a serious relationship? Obviously, I put a stop to that as soon as I found out. Or so I thought. Who were you with today, Violet? Who did I find you kissing? Whose body were your hands caressing, whose ear were you whispering in?”
One by one the crowd looked at me, their gaze turning angry. I didn’t need the mind-link to read their thoughts. It finally broke me into speaking up and defending myself.
“It wasn’t like that! He came to me! I told him I was happy here, that I wanted to stay! You have no right to humiliate me in this way! I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong! I love it here; you’ve all been so welcoming and gracious. I don’t know what you think you saw, but I know it’s wrong! I would never betray you, never hurt you!” I rushed forward so I could grab his hands in