In the Night
ZAIA. I stare down at the mark. It’s almost the same as mine, Val’s and Atticus’s, but there’s one thing that sticks out to me. The triangular point is facing downwards… Where all of ours has an upside-down V that forms a triangle shape, his is like an inverted version of ours. More so, somehow it just looks more… sinister? 1
I’m not sure if it’s the correct word, but deep down I feel as if something isn’t right. This mark was not on him before. I’ve seen this man naked countless times, kissed his neck right here so many times…
Unease flits through me as Sebastian watches me intently. “How is this…possible?” I murmur, trying to mask my concern. Why is it different? 3
Sebastian rubs the back of his neck as I trace the mark, slowly ignoring the shiver that runs. down my spine.
“I don’t know… but when the three of your touched, I felt a sharp pain, and I heard a voice, something like ‘Forgive me and how I’m the wildcard?’ I’m not sure… I fell unconscious after that. Maybe I imagined it all or maybe it’s linked ” he says quietly, lost in thought. 1
I stare at him for a moment before getting off his lap and slipping my coat on. “What do you mean, you heard a voice?” I ask sharply, looking down at him.
He sighs frustratedly as he sits-back. “I might have forgotten to mention it with everything going on. We got caught up with a lot of crap going on,” he says as if that explains it away as he observes me intently. His words only irritate me.
I can’t read him, he’s wearing one of his sharp shrewd businessmen expressions and I can never make out what he’s thinking when he’s like this.
“How do you forget to mention something so vital? It literally takes two minutes to share something like that! I mean, it doesn’t even take a minute! That’s not something you can just brush off, Sebastian!” I say, wringing my hands, exasperated. “At this rate, who knows. what else you might have forgotten to mention!” 2
know why I’m so annoyed, but I can’t deny that the mark has left me shaken. He frowns deeply, looking up at me. “Nothing. else, relax Zaia, why
you actually saying I’m overreacting?” I frown
maybe I am…
happened. It wasn’t intentional that I didn’t mention it,” he growls. “Well, it surely means something,”
look at him sharply. There’s a hint of annoyance in his voice and
just mean not everything is necessary to share. Some things are
words sting. Are
I ask accusingly.
meant to be a team… I’d have thought that meant sharing everything.” I say softly. Just how I shared the fact
suddenly cold. “Well, goodnight… I’ll work on
this, Zaia,” he says quietly,
what?” I say, looking at him over my shoulder. “I just don’t have anything
what I want to
lose you…
for a few moments. I just wish he understood that right now, every little thing that happens is important to share,
head, and I gently pull away. “I’m just worried about everything, Bastien… I just
cheek. “You never are… you’ve always been the better of us two. You don’t
that supposed
but it’s not
cheek softly before letting go. “It’s late. You shouldn’t be out and
know, but I have
The unease inside of me is growing and I feel restless, I
there, and I wonder if they heard anything. Well if they
I don’t want to see him handcuffed again. Do I make myself clear? He is your Alpha, and
looking
over my shoulder as Sebastian steps out of the room, his eyes are
him too, maybe he just didn’t want
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