Kisses of Betrayal

g grounds. Avery observed from a distance, keenly aware of the

turns to Lucas who is still watching her he's expression unreadable frustrating her the more. Sighing she gets up and tries

he walks up to the don bo

scoff a smirk playing on his on his lips, they had been best friends for years but

u call me"

" following his gaze his eyes lands on

nths sh

tsk I had a feeling you'

e hated each other you know all these" he began "besides if you wanted the midnight wolves Black

dn't do it again, but with Avery despite his stupidity he's not foolish enough to try and betray me again knowing her life is in my hands an

he snaps befo

ow could he be constantly rude" he

RY'

but it didn't feel like it. Lucas was tall well-built he had a prince charming f

would have our eyes..

ake a magician to know they were talking about me, why did he want to talk to me was he mad at me fo

ttom lip just t

now

out snapping me o

him unable

k wi

the training ro

s since you came her

a lovely house" what was I s

f his perfect teeth "I know its

ize the last thing I wanted

or someone" we come to a halt in front of my room door. I raise my head for th

like

nk you I w

nd on my check as he pecks my forehead.

y room shutting the door behind me burying my face in my bed it shouldn't have been a

s day get

*****

pers

for two months and was sure she hadn't seen half of the house but she didn't care about any of that the only room that caught her attent

oming near the kitc

ly came here" one of the coo

g about" the secon

t Avery" Avery halts then takes a step back lea

not like she actually had a choi

here is has to be worse than dying I mean the don do

her day she would have ignored them as usual but to

iserable cooking attempts; coming from someone who can't e

een sitting stammering. "Mrs. Blac

zed you notice anything beyond your terible disasters."

-so sor

are to say nonsense about me or even let my name slip out o

rembled scurrying

's heart fell she was a married woman who was unwillingly bearing her backstabbi

an calls her again bring

ll chair by the door portrayin

o run her mouth when no one's watching" she

huckles bitterly it would be s

yone well except the consigliere Ethan, and its

don always had a cheerful friend but from what she knew Ethan was far from cheerful she had never seen him s

the fact they were the only ones there, "a while before the late Don passed away, he

a restless slumber. The dim light painted his features with an ethereal glow, bead

caping with a breathlessness that hinting at the haunting inten

head cook sought clarity am

n?" she inquired

d in a shushed tone. "No one knows, not even the Don. All we know is, one day,

evident tension of a troubled sleep. He groaned on the bed, his eye

hh

k, leaned in, revealing lines etc

tmares," the Head Cook continued her voice he

rged with silent tears, each gasp for air reminiscent of a soul grappling for a string of

e silence, became the backdrop for the He

weight of the untold history settling like a

er job, she had never thought Ethan would have gone through anything she always thought of him

he is curt, she stares at him searching for even a crack to his mind but she finds none only a small cut under his eye she had never noticed it neithe

iew" Ethan scof

r-he was terribly arrogant but nevertheless she was glad h

ly clearing her throat "I

ine if he should tell her or not "None of you

nd looks at her then her hand holding him

ng that she's holding onto him quickly sh

a deep sigh

rude it's not like I tried kiss him

proposal

s under his breathe

she continues ignoring

. Avery takes in a deep breathe this was the longest conversation she had ever had with this

e on her face "You've se

owledged by the don" he interrupt

e thought wi

keep feeling sorry for myself forever you said that yourself"

, he finally responds "-and

ld he be so cruel and annoyi

in life" he rep

do whatever you want as long

his lips

s fine he was bette

at is wr

round and heads in the dir

God" she screams groan

rst time throughout the day as Avery and Eth

ry quipped after changing

ow my lead

ry is fine," she retorted, a

Ill call you whatever I damn want to" Avery s

challenged, coming closer to her. He didn

rmination, stepped forward. "Prove it? I'll

idence wil

nts me dead first" sh

bles to himself his tone low the corner o

him by the collar he rolls his eyes

rabs her wa

he gun to her wit

utes

t would let you grab him l

nutes

re you are messing around?!

nutes

rible. Are you ev

ur l

an't to this" Avery groans b

t believe I wases my time training a failure" Ethan scoffs walking awa

re" she said standing to her feet with his back to her he smirk

ery gives it her all and

"Its more like this" he corrects placin

away from her his expression un

ng, I mean I j

ou can become perfect in one day" he sai

nds due to frustration "Fine I'll see you

s in her f