You Wouldn't Dare (Khaos Trilogy Book 1), стр. 74
Khaos
I didn’t go far once Violet threw me out. I simply sank against the wall opposite her room and, with my knees bent up, my elbows resting on them, I stayed there. Outside her room. Pining for her like a lovesick puppy.
No doubt she would have laughed in my face if she had left the room and seen my pathetic actions, much the same as Jasmine did as she walked past to go to her room - although she was wise enough to keep her tongue still and not say a word.
Violet might think she was a mug and being walked over, but she had no idea how much respect she was earning from the pack with the way that she always stood up to me and managed to get me to bend to her will.
I sent a mind-link to my Beta, asking him to pack a suitcase for me to last a month, and two Omegas had already filled my car with all the supplies we could need. I heard them giggling as they planned a romantic gesture on my behalf. They wanted me to use a trail of Lilies they had packed for me, the flower of our Moon Goddess, to win Violet over. The trail would lead to the bedroom where no doubt they would inform me to sprinkle them over the bed, surrounded by dozens of candles. They read too many romance books; I already knew that would go down like a lead balloon. That was one piece of advice I wouldn’t be taking.
After a few hours, I heard Violet on the phone to her mother. I tried to strain my ears so I could listen to her mother’s replies, but it seemed my wolf was also in a mood with me as he refused to cooperate, blocking off my heightened senses, so all I got was a one-sided conversation.
I’ll admit, my heart skipped a beat when I heard Violet say she would be leaving with me, but I quickly squashed that foolish glimmer of hope. After the intel I had gathered on the Atlantis Pack, I was hardly surprised she didn’t want to return there.
I really was the best of a bad bunch.
It was quiet for a few hours afterwards, the only noise I could pick up was the sound of the shower running before it disappeared into complete silence. I was just drifting off to sleep when I heard the click to indicate the door was opening.
“Why the fuck are you sitting outside my door like a naughty dog that’s been banished from its owner’s room?”
I jumped to my feet, stretching out my stiff limbs as I answered. “Many a true word spoken in jest. How are you feeling?”
“Fine,” she muttered back, her posture stiff and awkward. I didn’t know how to deal with sullen, quiet Violet. Give me her screams and rants any day. At least I had an idea of how she was feeling. I was lost with the miserable girl in front of me, other than knowing the obvious.
“Did you decide?” She gestured to the suitcase behind her. “I’ll get that then, shall I?”
“If you please.”
“Violet, I know I fucked up, but you’ve got to work with me here and meet me halfway.”
“I don’t have to do anything. Do you think I care that this is unpleasant and uncomfortable for you? That I’m even the slightest bit bothered that this is awkward and out of your comfort zone? No. Don’t delude yourself. I’m doing this for the baby and that’s it.” She stomped down the hall towards the main entrance of the packhouse, leaving me to trail after her.
This was going to be a long month.
Atlantis Pack
Amanda
I had been on the phone for the past hour with my new acquaintance, telling her everything I knew - from the moment Khaos stormed into our pack, to the phone call from Violet last night.
“Honestly, Nyx, I know you hand no hand in raising that boy, but I am ashamed for you! To drag Violet away for a month against her will is unforgivable. I could tell she was putting a brave spin on things, but it’s utterly appalling.”
“I know, Amanda, I know. However, as much as your daughter means to you, that is the least of his crimes, I assure you. I’m sure you’ve heard about his adoptive parents, but did you know that he’s now turned his attention to his father and me? As if his upbringing was any fault of our own! We may have put him up for adoption but believe me when I say it was for the best. Khaos’ real dad is the worst of the worst. Pray to our Goddess you never cross paths with him. I myself narrowly escaped with my life still intact. I couldn’t raise a baby on my own, and so I selflessly handed him over to a childless couple, an Alpha couple no less! I trusted them wholeheartedly when they told me they would raise him as their own, and how does Khaos repay me? By plotting my death!”
“So, what do you suggest we do?”
“I’m glad you asked, but you’re not going to like it…”
Chapter 21
Violet
The drive to the cabin was tense, to say the least. Every so often Khaos would glance my way and catch me staring at him, and vice versa.
With how quiet and sullen we were both being, it reminded me of my first car journey with him.
Goddess that seemed like a lifetime ago now. How could I have possibly anticipated this