Chapter 0036
Theodore
I watched Violet carefully. The challenge had been set, but I was curious about how she was going to react to it. I could see her pushing me away, yet she didn’t move. The silence stretched between us, humming like a live wire and burning like the sun, and yet she said nothing. Her expression was as cool as ice. I could smell the whiskey on her breath. It would take just barely an inch for me to close the gap between us.
‘… if I thought you were the kind of man I had to make keep his distance, I would have never agreed to this.”
My heart skipped a beat. My chest grew tight. The urge to kiss her was so strong I was shaking, yet I sat back.
She was going to be the death of me and my control at this rate.
“Well played… how’s the transition coming along? Anything of concern?”
“No,” she said. “Not yet. I’ll start my formal review with Sophia tomorrow.”
I found it that. “Tomorrow?”
She cocked an eyebrow at me. “Did you expect me to wait for a year?”
I scoffed. “No, but I have plans for tomorrow. Plans for us that is…And I thought you might want to meet your legal team sooner rather than later.”
I do, but there are other issues going on that need my attention as well.”
I waved my hand. “Just as well, Midnight’s legal team is undefeated. It’ll be open and shut. You won’t have to lift a finger.”
Her expression didn’t hold much confidence, but I figured that was to be expected. She hadn’t ever had someone to give her assurances of the caliber I was giving her.
“All the same, your meeting might have to wait. We have a few things to iron out between us.”
“Like?”
I swirled my whiskey in my glass, watching the liquid move around.
“I need you to accompany me to see my brother, Owen.”
Her eyes narrowed slightly. “The Alpha King? What for? I didn’t think he was the type to offer congratulations.”
“He’s not, but as I told you before about his conditions for Shelter, I need to get a roll on getting his approval.”
Violet crossed her arms. “You and I both know it’s just an excuse.‘
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“Yes.”
“And there’s a chance that he won’t even consider it even after we go through this?”
“Yes.”
“So what’s your backup plan?”
“I haven’t devised one yet, but I don’t think I will have to if we can convince him that I was telling the truth.”
She arched an eyebrow, the corners of her mouth tightening. “The truth about what?”
“That you’re my fated mate.”
Violet
Shock didn’t begin to cover what I was feeling. My whole body went rigid.
“Why would you tell him that?” I ground out, barely restraining myself. “Everyone knows that Lucas and I were fated. You haven’t even bonded me. Are you-”
I could change that.‘
I growled at him. “No way in hell.”
Something flickered through his eyes. He looked almost disappointed before it was gone again.
“It’s not as absurd as you seem to think,” he said, his voice low and steady. “It’s entirely possible that you’re my fated mate, and I am your second chance.”
His tone felt strangely neutral like he was trying to mask how he felt about the situation. My gut turned at the thought. I felt almost ill.
I took a breath and rose to my feet. “Let’s talk more about this tomorrow. I’m too tired to have this conversation.”
He huffed and grumbled into his whiskey. “Fine. Sleep well, then.”
“Goodnight, Theodore.”
I walked to my room and crawled into bed, trying to put it out of my mind, yet his words kept floating through my head. All the literature on mates said what he was thinking of was highly unlikely to happen. It was more likely that we would be each other’s second chance, but Theodore hadn’t even found his fated mate yet.
Getting attached to the idea and allowing myself to feel anything about the idea would just hurt me in the end when she showed up. I closed my eyes, trying not to think about it, and I was lucky. The dull throbbing ache in my chest was more than enough distraction.
The morning sunlight filtered through the curtains, casting a soft glow across the room as I woke up. For a few blissful moments, I allowed myself to lie there, wrapped in the comfort of
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the warm sheets and the brief sense of peace.
A knock at the door shattered the quiet. I knew without asking that it was Theodore on the other side and sighed. I really didn’t want to deal with this, but I really didn’t have a choice.
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