#yeah, like that,” he breathed out as she began moving
She moved taster as she felt her release approaching, hoping he was right there with her too, because she did not have it in her to slow down. As if their bodies were in sync, as soon as she
ached climat, so did he, a harsh groan tearing through his throat as he came hard inside her.
Lyra sagged against him, her body falling against his chest. Two seconds later, she remembered his injuries and quickly pulled herself up. “Sorry, I-
He grabbed her with a hand around her neck and brought her back to him, shutting her up with a kiss.
Chapter 35
Uma wasp and about a moment away from bursting into piles as she walked out of the hospital, the pressed her palms to her blushing cheeks, feeling their warmth. Being on cloud
che, she did not notion Zera until he called her name.
ad her hands instantly and fixed her expression. Zero walked up to her and came to a stop, watching her with an assessing paza
it had been a while. The last time she had seen him was that day when he pretended to kiss her in class. She had since found out that he had been confined under the king’s orders,
Si ceplied. “I’m sorry about what happened the other day. The king shouldn’t have taken it out on you.”
ok his head, a slight frown forming on his bedon’t care what he does tome, as long as he doesn’t make you suffer.” He stepped closer to her, “You know you can rely on me.
Lyra was grateful than Zero had stood up for her, but she did not wish for him to keep doing so at his own deriment. Also, she did not want him to keep coming between her and julian. It only made thing difficult for evervene involved.
int you to step,” she told him, looking into his eyes. “You know that Julian is my mate, right?”
Zero’s jam tacked and be semained silent, but he nodded. It was a fact he wished was not true, but of which he could do nothing about
“11’s best if you stop doing amthing for me” she told him. “It’s not pood for either of us.”
Deco’s face adopted a troubled look. “How can I do nothing I’ve seen how he treats you. You any bis mate,
but he does not fir
not treasure you. I can’t just watch and do nothing.”
“ợu can,” she said firmly, because it has nothing to do with you. I’m not your mats, Alpha Zero. And what happens between me and Julian in none of your business. It’s not your job to WATCH OVER THE on interfere with what happens in my personal life.”
Zero shook his head, thrown off by her tons. Before, when the warned him against interfering, he could tell it was because she was worried about him. And when she looked at him, he could – see the gratitude and admuuration in her eyes. But now, her attitude towards him was almost hostile. She made it sound as if he was bothering het, as if he was nothing but a nuisance to her.
**Did he the rate you?” he asked her, because he couldn’t think of any other reason she would suddenly act like that. Julian must have threatened her about him, and she was doing her best
to pod tim away. “You don’t have to be afraid of him. I can—”
ste desped firmly. “He has actually been very nice to me lately. Things are good between us, and I don’t want you to ruin it.”
“I be going to let everyone know that you are his mate?” Zero azed her.
Lyra beutated. That was a good question–it it was even one. Even if Julian had sent Crystal our of the palace, they were still engaged Julian might have been nice to her lately, but wherber or not be wasted people to know that Lyra was his mate was another matter altogether.
and you know it.” Zero continued when she said nothing “He is too proud and would never admit that a lowly Omega in his mate. He thinks you are too weak to be the queen of can’t accept you on those terms, how exactly can he be a mate to you? Will he keep you by his side while he marries another shewold and makes her his queen and officul
is that what you think of me? Lyn asked, sounding hurt. “That I’m weak and lowly?”
Zete replied. “I think you are brave and amazing, and I don’t care about your status or background. If you accepted me, I would go against anything and anyone to be with you, you are important to me than anything else.”
et your mute, you would forget me in a heartbeat, she told him, a bitter mots in her voice. It’s not that she doubted his sincerity about his feelings, but it was the truth. The mate a incomparable to anything else. “So maybe you should not be here, telling sabandon my own mate”
I do not believe I would do that,” Zero said. “Hain’t Julian shown that it’s quite possible to shun one’s mate? If the band was so affective, how come it’s not enough to make him you Hal–heartedly? ‘s no sopping him from looking for a queen among other females, it
Lyra hated how night he was. He didn’t know, but he was shattering every little hope that had begun rising inside her recently. She almost based him for it.
“Do not forget he is the one person who has treated you with respect and kindness since you came to the palace,” Hue, sensing her souring mood, reminded her. “Don’t be so harsh on him.”
“Am † required to pay for his kindness by choosing him, then?” Lyra mapped back
“Chill,” Buam said “I’m just saying you should remember he is not your enemy. Don’t get so defensive. Look, know the sex with Julian is very good, but remember that before he blinded you with his cock, you seemed to think that Zero was your dream mata.”
Annoyed by Rar’s words, Lyra shut off the connection between them. How dare she suggest that she was hasing her thoughts and feelings ones? It wasn’t about that! þullan had genuinely been nice to her, and she did not want to do anything that would make him go back to treating her with hostily
but slar agreed with one thing–Zero was not the enemy. He wanted the best for her, lat deserve ber harshness. But she needed him to stop thinking that he had a chance
“I’m feally grateful for everything you have done for me solar,” she told
wanted him to stop meckling in her affairs. Alter everything he had done for her, he did not
have no feelings for you. It does not matter whether Julian accepts me or not, the fact remains that i
don’t love you, and I never will it you keep trying like thas, It’ll undly hunt un both ”
Hurt flached through Zero’s eyes, dimning the light for them. She had been trying to not be harsh, but was there anything that could hurt him more than selling him that she could never
underlings!
she had never wanted to make him sad, but he looked like she had thrown a bucket of water on him. It was hand to him like that. “I’ll see you. Heded to be as she walked past him and went un het way. She took it as a good sign. Maybe this time, he wo
he would accept her rejection.
The next day in class. Lyta was glad to find out that Victoria had not only terpeted, but that a
she was alsanot bothering het. She tried not to be distracted by what had happened with Zen
Lien though she had some rate lang up to de, ale was still able to pestoran well and was not so badly alt compared to les classmates. She, like everyone else, was surprised at her levelut perturmagre. Dven though she had always been deteunited, she had just læret igresant of her limitations. But with every class, she proved that she was capable of samach more than she
merk later, tharlain had an assessment where students weir passed off for one but practice. Lyra was palend with Beryl, and even though Lyra had proven to be quite podla an tunaga, mamiylady exported Beryliowas. To dei sure, however, Lyra was alde to stop most of Beryl’s attacks and delives wour prololiemive stikker herself.
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Jakilla Lyra had not expected them to be an past, glen het tank, but suprisingly, she had
band that they
y worked just fine in slowing down Belle Having si
uch powerful mental control was unheard of in Omegas
ches performance in various classes had proven that she was way better than most megas, bet mental control capability was what battled her the m
netwing it was unnedinary for an Omega to duplay soch strength, she said nothing about it. It was best to not raise suspicions o speculations, especially since she herself could not fully understand the source of her power
As het datunates bombarded her with questions about bei strategy and techniques, Jultan arrived in the training arena
