ANNABELLA’S POV
” Is that a yes?” I shook off his hand, which was holding mine, and immediately got rid of my hallucinations.
Thank the goddess, it wasn’t real, even though I wished I could make it real and shut him up for good.
My eyes scanned around the huge hall, and most of the guests were dancing to the slow music playing in the background while others were standing in groups, chatting and laughing.
Sophia was still talking with some guest and I wondered what would have happened if I had slapped him. Well, they would obviously not take it well; I blushed the stupid thoughts away.
Kane might be an asshole and a jerk, but I couldn’t possibly forget he was Sage’s grandson, and I was in his territory, so even if I wanted to slap him so badly, I certainly would do that.
Everyone here was a demon except me so who do you think would lose if I do something stupid as slapping a demon lord?
” I can provide you as much evidence as you please, but don’t forget everything has a price.” I rolled my eyes as if I was stupid enough to ask him for help.
I walked off the stage with my dress in hand. I wasn’t hesitant before sitting on the couch at the corner; Sophia was nowhere to be found, and I wondered if she had gone back.
I tagged my hair behind my ears, I could feel some pains at my feet. It was not like it was my first time wearing heels; maybe they weren’t my size.
” Drink with me.” I raised my eyes, and I met his teasing gaze. At this minute, I wished the hallucination was real.
Suddenly, I recalled the first time I drank. Roman wasn’t so pleased with me and made me promise him never to drink again.
I was about to decline, but when I recalled everything that happened, I couldn’t hold it anymore.” Thanks.” I grabbed the glass and took a sip.
He promised he would stay away from that bitch but couldn’t fulfill his promise, so why should I stick to mine?
I gulped down the rest of the wine in the glass; the smithy smirk on his face made me roll my eyes.
” I now know why my cousin is crazy about you.”
” What did you say?” I turned to face him with a frown. ” Roman wouldn’t be so pleased to see his mate drinking with his …. enemy.” I scoffed.
” Thank goddess, you know you are his enemy,” I whispered, standing on my feet as if he knew what was in my mind. He called one of the servants and grabbed me a glass. ” Thank you.” I took a sip, another, and another, and finally, the glass was empty.
” Can you get me another glass?” I requested and he called the servant over. ” Excessive drinking isn’t good for your stomach.” He advised, and I shook my head, finding it hard to believe that he genuinely cared for me.
” Why are you with me?” I asked, holding my fourth glass, ” Are you drunk?”
” What, do you want to get me drunk?” A smirk appeared on his face.” Do you not trust me?” I rolled my eyes and had another sip.
Did he just talk about trust?
” Have you ever trusted a werewolf?” I waited for his reply for more than five seconds and I sighed. ” You can’t,” I sat back on the couch with my glass in my hand.
” You can’t trust me because I’m a demon?”
” That is correct.” I nodded. A demon and a werewolf have nothing to trust about each other. The reality of these two creatures was very sour.
But I was glad Sage wasn’t cruel towards me. He treated me well despite the fact that I was a werewolf, an enemy at that.
” You trust Roman?” I stared up at his face and smiled. Was he that worried about Roman?” It’s natural to trust your mate.” I sipped again plus Roman was worth my trust.
Eve loved him so much and I was trying to unlove him because I felt he betrayed me with that bitch but wouldn’t that be given her what she wanted?
If I leave Roman, it would be easy for her and a win on her side. I gulped the rest of the drink.
” Need another glass?”
” Didn’t you say drinking is bad for my stomach?” I murmured.” You are a jewelry.”
” You don’t know that yet, Lord Kane”
” Lord Kane?”
” What, you don’t like being addressed as ‘ ‘lord Kane’?”
” It’s just sound different coming from you.”
” Me?”
” How does it sound? I’m not qualified to address you that way?”
” Do you know something?” I raised a brow, interested in what he wanted to say. Though I knew there was a chance of me not liking what he was about to say, I still wanted to hear it.”
It was already boring living among different species, so what did I have to lose? I just had to wait for Roman to come for me. “You….”
” Lord Kane, your father has summoned your present.” his words were interrupted by a servant, and I let out a heavy sigh.” What? Are you going to keep your father waiting?” My gaze ran behind him, and I could see lord Callicious having a chat with a man who seemed to be in his late thirties but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was more.
” Just go.” I urged, sensing his hesitation.
I shrugged as I watched him walk away. I didn’t know Kane and I could have such a long conversation without a fight. He wasn’t my kind of friend because I felt he was too flirty.
Well, it was good to have company, and he was a great company, too. For the first time since I got here, I felt a bit at ease and a sense of belonging.
My eyes ran around the place in search, hoping to see Sophia among the crowd. I didn’t exactly know the time she left my side before I could give up on looking for her, I caught sight of her standing at the other corner of the room with a male demon.
Was he her soul partner?
She was smiling over something he said and as much as I wanted to know what he was telling her, I didn’t pay attention to them and moved my gaze.
She deserves some fun, after all. It was a joyous moment for them.
I stood up on my feet and walked up the stairs. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to trace back to my room, but it was worth giving it a try.
I climbed up the stairs and took the right path. The four glasses of wine I took didn’t have any effect on me because werewolves have a high tolerance towards alcohol; therefore, getting drunk required a lot of drink.
I pushed my hair from my face and just when I stepped into the familiar hall, I heard voices coming from one of the rooms. ” Don’t tell me you are attracted to Roman’s mate”
At first, I didn’t figure out the voice or the scent because there were other scents in the air, making it impossible to fish out which one was in there.
” Do you hate her too?” I raised a brow when I recognized the voice.
Kane!
” What do you think?”
” She is the mate of that Bastard, I don’t want you flirting around with her in the opening. Your grandfather will not be pleased with you glaring at her like that.” Callicious!
What did he mean by plan to use me?
” Be rest assured, I’m not attracted to her nor would I be. I’m only close to her to spike Roman.” I heard Kane’s explanation, and I immediately felt stupid for feeling at ease with a jerk like him.
Madeline was right, I should have listened to her.