Fated To Three, Betrayed By All… Until She Rose.-Chapter 258: Wake up.

Caelum.

My arm was hurting. Like. A. Fucking. Bitch. But I was undeterred.

I mean, how could something as trivial as my arm aching deter me from seeing my mate who was also the reason I’d woken up so early today?

She was the reason I’d rushed over to a popular florist shop very early this morning, stood in queue for over twenty minutes just to get my hands on the biggest bouquet of roses I could get by that time of the day.

I smiled at the thought of how she would react to the gifts I had come with, liking the way it sent thrilling sensations running down my spine. However, what I didn’t seem to understand was why the other staff working with her would stop and glare at me whenever they walked past me, their eyes holding nothing but contempt as they regarded me and my flowers like we were vile.

Same flowers I’d almost bribed the florist before I could get!

Earlier, I had been asked to wait in the waiting room for a few minutes because Leilani was busy, but a few minutes had quickly morphed into more minutes, and at this point, it was already pushing to over an hour, making me quite irritable.

I hissed; "Is she attending to the world first?"

"No Alpha, but she will soon be free!" The receptionist whose name I couldn’t quite remember said under her breath and as she spoke, I frowned.

Why?

Because I hated how nasal she sounded and I hated the fact that she didn’t even look up at me.

’Has she even been informed of your presence yet?’ My wolf supplied in my mind, and as soon as I heard that, my eyes widened.

Slowly, the realization that that could be correct hit the back of my skull and I couldn’t help but imagine how possible that could be at this point, given the way they’ve all been quietly asking me to leave with their eyes.

I waited until the receptionist was busy checking out some folders spread out in front of her before I quietly sneaked away from the waiting room and began to rush up the stairs. I walked as fast as my long legs could carry me, hoping to successfully sneak away before she even noticed my absence, but as soon as I arrived in front of Leilani’s door, I froze...

Why?

"Tell him that I didn’t come in today or something! But send him off! I do not wish to see any of them!" I heard Leilani yell at someone. But I wasn’t interested in who she was talking to. I was, however, interested in her words.

My heart plummeted into a very dark and cold abyss, so deep that I could barely feel it anymore.

For some reason, even my eyes and nose began to sting too, but instead of walking away like any sane person would, I found myself inching closer to her like a flower desperate to touch the sun.

"You do not wish to see any of who?" I found myself asking, hating the slight tremor in my voice.

And goddess, I know that I do not have the right to say this but I was hurt.

Utterly and completely hurt especially since I had put in so much effort just to be able to see her today.

Her frown deepened when her eyes found my face. And I could only watch in horror as she drew her lips back and pointed to the door, her voice as cold as ice as she snarled; "Yes, Alpha Caelum, get out."

I staggered.

God, that was the most hurtful thing I’ve heard in a while. If I were a lesser man, I would’ve burst into tears and maybe I was a lesser man... maybe... because tell me why my eyes stung?

Tell me why it felt as though my heart had been ripped out of my chest, dragged against a rocky wall and then squeezed so tightly that it was drained of its last drop of blood.

My lips parted before I could stop myself and I asked; "Gosh, do you hate me that much?"

"Should I not?" She snapped back too quickly, and without sparing me another glance, added; "What do you want?"

"I wanted to talk..." I began to say but stopped when I saw the way her face darkened not so slightly. She turned to the young pretty girl with blue hair beside her and nodded; And immediately, the girl walked out of the room, leaving us both.

I sighed. "I wanted to propose a little business with you. One that we would both benefit from..."

At my words, she crossed her arms over her chest but just as she was about to speak— and I know that it was to tell me off— I immediately blurted; "It’s work related. It’s nothing personal."

"Nothing personal but you’re here with a bouquet of roses and a Gucci bag?"

"No, wait—"

"Alpha Caelum, I do not know the kind of thoughts that are flying through your head at this minute. I do not know if you had me in mind while getting these items but I do not need them. Thank you very much but I am very capable of getting flowers myself."

Those words so lightly said had my heart crushing in my chest. I trembled slightly and took a step back, my breath hitching in my chest when my eyes met her cold ones.

And bloody hades, all I saw there was anger. Pure unadulterated anger.

She hated me and there was no way she could even hide it.

My throat suddenly began to sting, burning so hot, one would think I had swallowed molten magma and it felt as though I had lost my voice.

I nodded once. "Okay, I understand."

But I did not understand shit. I couldn’t bring myself to understand why it is beginning to look like she would never forgive me in this lifetime.

I swallowed thickly and set the bag onto the floor, my chest burning still as I said; "What I want to talk about is the smart traffic project."

"No." She seethed, not even waiting to hear what I had to say.

"I want in on the project. Especially since De’Storm corporation just imported some high tech AI gadgets from Japan... you’ll need them."

"I wouldn’t." She sassed back as she plopped into her chair and tilted her head back to regard me coldly.

And okay, I digress... but I hated the way she looked at me like I was a total stranger. I hated that she could never love me or forgive me.

A chill shot up my spine at the thought. I said; "Okay."

But even the heavens know that I could never be okay with being treated this way. God, I could never be satisfied with this strained relationship with Leilani.

Call me mad but I found myself inching close to her— so close that I could feel her heat seeping into my skin and her breath fanning my face. Her heady scent filled my head and I dragged in a deep breath, my voice husky as I drawled; "For how long do you intend to hold a grudge against me?"

"For as long as I live." She spat back,

But I didn’t argue. I could bring myself to, so all I did was trail my fingers over her cheek, watching the way she shuddered slightly before pulling away.

" I want to make it up to you..." I found myself saying even before I could stop myself. "I want you to forgive me. To love me. I want us to—"

*Crack!*

Her hand connected with my face, snapping me out of my reverie; But before I could speak, she snorted;

"Wake up!"

I froze. "Huh?"