Page 32 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 2

Fucking wuss.

"So, you let my baby girl go through shit?!" Scarlett said.

I had never seen them argue… They were the most united fucking couple I had ever met… and the pained look in Elijah’s eyes showed he hated them arguing.

"You’re the one who says let her be independent." He said firmly, cupping her face. "This is the time to let her decide what she wants."

Scarlett fell silent as Elijah kissed her. Well fuck, seems like fairy tales existed. Kiss the fucking girl and all is ok. They broke apart and she turned and looked at me.

"My daughter is a queen with or without you. You’ve mentally hurt her by taking another in front of her… I wonder if this is karma… I was ready to reject my mate and take Elijah for myself… Even if he was meant for someone else... Maybe this is Selene’s warning that we shouldn’t play with that bond... It's there for a reason. Fix the damage you’ve done and maybe, just maybe, you might be worthy of her." I saw the sadness in her eyes, that only a mother would have.

She left the room and Elijah followed. I was actually thinking the fucker was the one who would flip… but he didn’t. Guess the world was full of fucking surprises.

Rafael walked over to me, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"You have a mate, who is befitting for you. Win her over. Right this wrong and I'm sure she’ll forgive you. You are capable of loving, I saw how you jumped to protect her at the engagement, the way you protected Raihana and helped her over the rubble. Don’t be stubborn so long that it becomes too late to fix it. I believe in you, I know you will never hurt her. You staying away from her is hurting her more than anything." He said, his warm voice irritating me like always. The questions I always wanted to ask threatened to come out and I clenched my jaw, shrugging him off.

"Come on, Maria." He said, after giving me one last smile before leading his wife out. The only one that remained was Rayhan and a very fucking awkward silence fell between us.

"What? Want to add your shit?" I asked coldly. I hadn't forgiven him for what happened that night…

"If you want to call it that." He said, that irritating smile on his fucking face. He became serious. "I just want to apologise, for that night… I never knew you cared. If I did, I wouldn’t have you know…"

I clenched my jaw, fucking pissed. Knowing my damn nephew had slept with my mate was fucking irritating. But then again, I couldn't stake a claim on what I refused to accept.

"Kiara was drunk that night. You hurt her… repeatedly... You can’t really blame her either." He said, shoving his hands into his pockets.

I didn’t reply. I knew I wouldn’t get over this shit any time soon, but this was as close to talking things out as we were going to get. I thought that… until the fucker spoke again, stopping at the door as he looked back.

"Oh, and one more thing… You really shouldn’t let someone that hot and good slip through your fingers... Because I'm sure there are hundreds who would love to be in your position."

The clear hint of what he was insinuating was obvious in his fucking words. My eyes flashed, but he was gone before I could even reply.

Fucking bastard. I punched the wall, clenching my jaw.

Kiara… She had consumed my mind… My heart… My fucking world. The question was, what do I do now?

Do I follow my heart or my mind?

I knew the answer to that. I had tried to follow my mind and I couldn’t. Even her parents weren’t trying to keep her fifty miles away from me. Even Raf and Rayhan were encouraging this shit. Did they really not think of me as a fucking danger?

Was there a chance that maybe I could? Just fucking maybe, give this a shot? I knew it was fucking late to regret stuff and I had already pushed her far enough that she had slept with my nephew and was ready to reject me… But was there a chance to fix this shit?

Or had I broken her beyond the point of return?

75. Midnight Baking

KIARA

Three hours had passed, and I still wasn’t able to sleep. Every time I shut my eyes, I was either seeing Alejandro telling Jasmin to ignore me or him saying he couldn't mark her. I pushed the covers off, now agitated. I had blocked the mind link off because I didn’t want to talk to anyone, and I was glad Mom hadn't tried to bother me. We both needed to calm down.

I had even texted Raven, filling her in on everything two hours ago, but she must be asleep now… The forty-minute shower I had when I came up wasn’t enough to relax me… What should I do?

A sudden thought came to me and I smiled. I knew what I should do… and it was already late, no one would be awake. Kicking off the covers, I jumped out of my bed, wincing at the pain in my ankle. I paused, remembering how it hadn't hurt when I had lunged at the Wendigo... Did my ability have something to do with that? I would need to trial it out another time. I didn’t want to attract Wendigos.

I pulled my hair into a messy bun and left my room. I used the light on my phone to see as I made my way silently downstairs. My feet padded lightly on the steps. I entered the kitchen, feeling a little chilly in my black shorts and crop top.

I'm sure it will heat up once the oven was turned on. I turned it on first before I began taking the ingredients for brownies out, placing them on the island in the centre. I always find baking therapeutic, and right now I think a glass of milk and gooey brownies were the perfect thing to help me get a good night’s sleep.

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