When I entered the passage that led me to her room, I smelled something that made me stomach drop.
I smelled him.
With her.
I heard his groans.
Without my consent, my feet took me in front of the bedroom door.
I heard the sound of skin slapping against skin.
My heart sank.
So this is what the pain in my stomach was.
My body trembled. First with heartache. Why’d she have to do me like that? She called for me. She knew I was coming. Did she want me to see him fucking her? Has she become so cruel? Did she want me to go so far away from her that she had to put this visual in my mind?
Last night was a ruse. It meant nothing. She was just building my hopes so she could stomp all over them.
Avalyn had become cruel but I never expected her to stoop this low.
And then I felt anger.
From so deep within me, I didn’t even know that place existed. I wasn’t just angry, I was furious.
At myself more than I was at her.
She told me from day one that she had another mate and wanted nothing to do with me. But like a fucking bitch in heat, I kept begging her for more. Not sex. It’s not just about sex with her.
I begged her for her love.
I’m fucking pathetic.
I’ve reached a new low because of her.
My body vibrated with fury.
I’m done.
I’m done with Avalyn.
I deserve better than this.
I opened the door.
They were in the middle of the fucking bed with Avalyn on her hands and knees, facing me and that little bitch fucking her from behind. Her tits bounced as he thrust into her with a groan.
Her eyes flew open and they widened when she saw me. She pushed him off her and covered herself up with some sheets.
Her eyes blurred with tears. “Nikolai…”
A sense of satisfaction pooled in his eyes.
I hate him. I hate him so fucking much. But he can have her now. He can do whatever the fuck he wants.
“I, Nikolai Volkov, Alpha King of Soare-Luna, King of Fire, King of Air reje-” Her eyes widened with fear.
“Nik no!” Avalyn jumped off the bed and rushed to me, covering my mouth with her hand. “I -I’m sorry!”
The smug expression was wiped off his face in an instant.
I didn’t care.
“I love you.” She whispered, her voice thick. “I’m so sorry. I’m in love with you, Nikolai.”
This is exactly what she had said last night. And apparently it was all a lie. She tried to mess with me.
Me.
Nikolai Volkov.
She has made a mistake. A huge one at that. And she will pay the price of it for the rest of her life. I’m going to make her regret it all.
“It’s too fucking late.” I hissed and pushed her off me.
She fell on the floor. I didn’t care.
“I, Nikolai Volkov, Alpha King of Soare- Luna, King of Fire and King of Air, reject you, Avalyn Alvarez, Luna Queen of Soare-Luna, Princess of the Faye Kingdom.”
I felt my heart tear into two pieces.
My felt my soul pull itself apart from hers.
It hurt.
But since my heart was already shattered into pieces, I hardly felt it. Dealing with pain had never been a foreign concept for me.
Avalyn was crying as she hissed herself up with her hands. A trail of blood rolled down the side of her face as she looked at me through her tears. “I-I’m sorry.” She rasped.
She would heal her physical wounds. But she would never be able to heal what I was feeling inside.
“In the little time we have been together, I had always loved you with all my heart and soul. I was always loyal and faithful. I have never looked at any other female in the wrong way, despite your many accusations.”
“I -I wasn’t thinking right, Nik, I’m sorry.”
“When you got pregnant and things got hard, you were the one who wanted to keep the babies. I was against it but I gave my fucking life for you. Just so you could have what you wanted.”
“I’m sorry.” She cried.
“And yes, I did try to kill them. And I can’t begin to tell you how fucking sorry I am for that. Faelern came gave me the spell the same day. And in that exact second, I knew I would give my life so you and our children could live. I didn’t tell you about it because I knew you would disagree, even though that is exactly what you had been secretly wishing for-to live with our children.”