Rachel closed the door gently, but it made a little squeaky sound, then she tiptoed towards the staircase, but the light immediately came on and she froze on the spot, when she turned, he almost had a heart attack, he looked like a devil who descended from hell, due to the look on Zech’s face and the way he stood, she felt like he was going to strangle her any moment soon, he face was cold and distant, but she didn’t understand why he was even angry.
The whole place was freezing cold due to his aura leaking out, he just stood there looking at her, while Rachel was just rooted to her stot, he couldn’t move no matter how many times she screamed to herself in her mind, suddenly she started feeling guilty, she no longer saw anger in his eyes, but saw loneliness, pain and guilt, Rachel what are you doing, you can’t be taking pity on him.
He rejected you fair and square. She finally gathered courage and took a step, but his cold harsh voice sounded in the air, stopping her in her tracks.
“Why are you back so late?” He walked closer to the stairs looking at her while his hands were inside his pocket, he was like a Devil ready to give punishment to his prey for disobeying him.
She turned looking at him with a rather confused and scared look. What was with the question he wasn’t her boyfriend to question her about her movement, it was none of his damn business, but Zech wasn’t taking her silence likely, he asked her yet again.
“I just asked you a question” he sounded again but this time his tone was a little less cold than before, he too was scared that he might have scared her but he was very angry that he went out with his enemy and also spent a lot of time with him, coming back so late.
Taken aback by his sudden accusation, Rachel’s mind raced to find an explanation. She had lost track of time during dinner, engrossed in a lively conversation with Peter. But she didn’t think it was a big deal, assuming Zech would understand, Since they were not together and it didn’t concern him who she was out with or how long she spent.
“I went out for dinner with a Friend, and I lost track of time,” she said plainly without any remorse for her actions, which only intensified the anger of Zech in her remorseful response.
“Peter? You went out to dinner with Peter?” he asked, his voice laced with anger, he knew she didn’t know the kind of person peter was, he was scared and angry at her at the same time, he couldn’t bear her going out with him.
Rachel, mistaking his anger for jealousy, responded defensively, “Yes, but it was just dinner. I can’t seem to see why you’re overreacting, we ain’t that close, or are you jealous?”.
The question immediately threw Zech off, he hadn’t expected her to have thought of it this way, he couldn’t believe his ears, he was only trying to protect her.
“So you know the kind of man he is? I’m only trying to protect you” she said calmly hoping she would listen to him, Vin just stood up stairs watching as the drama between them unfolded.
Rachel chucked coldly “you are trying to protect me? From who? Last I checked it you who needs to be protected, and listen I don’t need you telling me the kind of man he is, I’ll find that out myself, at least his nice, not someone who said I wasn’t his type but but acts the opposite” she said walking up but she missed her step and was about to fall but Zech was fast enough to grab her waist preventing her from falling.
He stared into her eyes, Rachel’s heart raced. Being so close to him was torturing for her, she had been trying to suppress her feelings for him but it wasn’t ever working. She decided to go out with Peter, to take her mind off things, but it certainly didn’t work.
Rachel immediately stepped away from him “thanks, but next time please let me fall, I would rather fall than have you touch me next time” she said that with a crimson red cheek as she hurried up and entered her room, he didn’t bother to look back
Zech smiled as he saw his touch still had a great impact on her, he could hear her heart pick up pace, when his hands came in contact with her body.
“Ohh, now I understand why she had swollen eyes this morning, you broke her poor heart” he said smiling.
“You better shut up, or I’ll make sure you never talk again” he threatened, but Vin knew it was all an empty talk.
“You love her, why then did you reject her, so harshly, you could have done it politely”
Zech shot him a sharp glare, “okay okay I’m done” he raised his hand up in the hair in surrender before he walked away into his room.
Zech went back into his study, thinking about what his father told him, that their forefathers were cursed once due to their greediness that they will never find their mate in 8 generations, he wasn’t the last so he intended to break the curse.
Because of the curse he won’t be able to sense his mate even if she was close to him, he wanted to find ways to break the curse, but he was now falling for Rachel, he was scared he didn’t want the fate that befell his father to befall him.
He decided to find the witch Zanya and ask her about the curse he couldn’t trust Luisa it was their ancestor who placed the curse in the first place, he knew he was going to pay a big price but he was ready for anything, he couldn’t let his children face the same fate as him.
That why he was pushing Rachel away he couldn’t accept her love for fear, she might not be his mate, he didn’t want to hurt her later, so he better ended it now, before it was too late for both of them.