Forsaken (book 3) (The Charmer series) (6 page)

"Ok," I tell him, but stare into his stunning eyes, gaze at the sexy stubble across his chin, and the shine of his golden brown hair.

"Ok," he laughs, which makes me smile widely.

After seeing him murdered in such a horrific way, I thought I would never have a chance to see him smile or hear him laugh again.

Stopping at the door on his way out, he turns to me with a serious face and watches me closely. Has his memory been jogged, does he remember that we were meant to be together.

"Sallack's good for you, he will never hurt you Zara, and you are perfect for him," he tells me with sorrow laced in his tone, but be wears a smile.

"We'll there is a lot you don't know," I blurt out, and instantly regret, damn it!

"You're so funny sometimes. Ok, see you tonight," he grins before walking away from me.

Rushing to the door to watch him leave, my eyes fixate on his firm butt, the way his jeans brush up...

"See you then!" He laughs.

I didn't even realise he had turned back to look at me.

"Uh, yeah, see yu," I smirk at him.

He must be thinking I'm mad, all this weird talk, watching him so intensely, and then
perving over him, all while in a serious relationship with his best friend, his Alpha.

Walking back into the bar, I instantly notice Candy sitting on Dens lap rubbing her belly. I had completely forgot about Den being a dad, this deal I made with Lucifer could have taken away his fatherhood. How could I be so stupid not to think of something so important to him, thank god I hadn't taken his chances of being a father away.

"You coming home beautiful, I have something I want to speak to you about. Hey Angus, Dallah, why don't you come with us, we can head over to the club together tonight?" Sallack asks them, but actually insisting.

"Great idea lets go now," Dallah replies and jumps out of her seat, biting nervously on her finger nail.

"I'm in," Angus announces in the same manner.

Standing with Sallack, the four of us make our way out of the bar, and bundle into his truck. Making a speedy get away from the bar, we drive up to the Brothers’ mansion.

Sitting on the large couches in Sallack bedroom, we try to work out what has been going on, and where our life's has taken us if Sallack and I had never broke.

"Ok, so you live together, sleep together, but we know a mating hasn't been arranged for you both, but why?" Dallah asks

"I can't get my head around it all. The Brothers’ instantly saw the confusion on our faces, they are smart, they will work it out, I know they will," I tell them with hope but also fear of them knowing the truth.

"You need to get him away from Mary, she could do some series damage to the pack, she needs to go," Angus adds.

"We can't kill her, Ruk would never forgive us. I know this is hard for you Zara, trust me I know, but Ruk will not betray her so easily, he would have to know for sure you are the one," Sallack tells me in a sorrowful tone.

"I agree," I nod to them, but l
ose myself in the memory of his life being taken from him in such a horrific way.

"Sweetie, we were there, we feel the same. Demitri will pay for this, but when the time is right. When and if he comes we will be more prepared," she tells me strongly.

"My mum and dad know of this, so if they visit, you can trust them," I tell encase one of them show up to check on me.

"He
really bought him back?" Sallack asks with a plea for the truth.

Nodding my head to him, Dallah’s question soon hits my ears,

              “What deal did you make?”

Shaking my head no, I close my eyes and visualise the image of Richard when I found him. That's what she is asking for, what I gave Lucifer in exchange of Ruk's life.

"Oh goddess," she breaths out and stands to her feet in shock.

"You are safe, I know you are," I tell her honestly, and push that on to her.

"Me! I don't give a shit about me! I know it is not me he wants! It’s you! Oh Zara," she throws herself onto me and cries into my neck.

"This is driving me crazy, take us away and tell us, we need to know what we are up against," Angus insists.

"Yeah I think that's for the best, come," she stand before them and holds out her hands, which they willingly place their own hands in hers and disappear from the room.

Chapter 6

After spending hours upon hours of listening to Dallah, Sallack and Angus tell me how foolish, but also how brave I was to make a deal with Lucifer, we find ourselves at the club, surrounded by two hundred supernatural beings. Werewolves, Witches, Warlocks and Vampires have come to meet and greet one another, I can't believe this was my idea; it's terrible, there is bound to be fights all night.

We are over two hours late, as our conversations were more important than decorating the club for tonight, even though I feel guilty as it was important to them all. Nevertheless, unfortunately the Brothers’ have no idea what has happened, so for now we must tell lie upon lie.

"Babe, you look amazing as ever," Den complements me before kissing my cheek.

I have come to the conclusion that Den has not told me of his love for me, and that I never blurted out my dying love for him, that's one plus side to this.

"Thanks, you look great too," I tell him with a smile.

"
Where are Dallah and Angus?" He asks scanning the room.

"They will be here in a moment."

They decided that they needed to meet up with my father to find out what they could not from me, as I am not to utter a word, so I won't.

"Cool, I'm gunna find Candy, see you guys in a bit," he hollers over his shoulder as he walks away.

"Just you and me then," Sallack jokes.

"Yeah, looks that way," I smile at him sweetly, "I don't know why you remember everything, but, god, I'm so glad you do Sallack," I tell him honestly.

I think that Dallah and Angus remember what happened on our mating night because of the connections we hold, but Sallack is a mystery. Why him, but not the Brothers’?

"Me too beautiful, me too," he tells me lovingly.

"Right, let’s have a drink, this is going to be a long depressing night," I tell him before walking over to the bar and plucking two glasses of champagne off a tray.

"Hey!" A woman's voice screeches from behind me.

Turning to face the woman with a raised brow, she almost faints as the blood rushes to her head.

"I'm so sorry Zara, Alpha, I didn't realise it was you," she tells us nervously.

Sallack who now stands at my side laces his arm around my waist and watches the scared girl with me.

I have no idea who she is, and by Sallack's loss of words, neither does he.

"Oh, I'm Katie; I joined the pack with Alpha Theo. I volunteered to help out tonight. I hope I don't speak out of line, but you both look wonderful tonight, glowing," she tells us with a fairytale tone to her voice, how naïve.

"Thank you Katie, and thanks for helping out, it was lovely to meet you," I smile at her sweetly, causing her smile to grow widely.

"Thanks," she says shyly before turning around and walking away.

"You're good with the pack
, kind," Sallack tells me with pride as he kisses my head.

"Yeah?"
I ask happily, because knowing that he thinks this, makes me feel more a part of the Brothers’ life.

"Come on; let’s find out where Dallah and Angus have got to?"

"Ok."

"Take my hand, I don't want to lose you," he asks whilst offering me his hand.

Placing my hand in his, our eyes lock and in his eyes see the familiar gold shine through with love.

"Sallack?"

"Come on," he laughs and diverts his eyes quickly. What was that!

Walking around the club hand in hand with Sallack, I bump into Ruk, literally bump into him.

"Zara, you look stunning," he smiles, but the smile drops when we hear the low warning growl from Sallack.

Whipping my head in his direction, my eyebrows pull into a frown when I catch his eye. He shrugs it off as if it were nothing, so I squeeze his hand hard in warning for him not to get carried away.

"I was going to say the same to you," I smile at him with lust coating my eyes, which makes him a little nervous, but I can't help that.

Since being with Ruk, we have been together passionately every day,
and our hands always entwined.

"Uh thanks Zara. Sallack, there is talk of the Dark Prince being here, but for the life of me, I can’t remember what he looks like,” he says more to himself than us, “watch your backs tonight," he informs us before turning to a waitress and speaking with her.

"Oh shit! What do you think he wants?" I ask in shock.

I can't believe he is here, why, to start trouble?

"We will find out!" He explains before yanking me by the hand to follow after him, which is hard to do with his wide strides and my high heels.

"Slow down Sallack!" I shout to him, whilst bending to take off my heels with one hand.

Stopping and turning abruptly, I crash head first into his crutch and tumble to the floor blushing.

"So
rry," he tells me in a whisper, smirking whilst gazing at my lips.

"Don't do that, this isn't the time or place," I scold him.

After being in a serious relationship with him for 3 months, I can see the signs of his wanting to devour me.

"Yeah, well maybe it is, giving me another chance to be the man you loved so passionately." He say’s in all seriousness why helping me up.

"Sallack, what the fuck! We have serious issues to deal with here, like right there!" I point to Richard as he stands laughing at us.

Storming up to him, I stop only an inch away from his handsome face.

His perfectly neat black styled hair, the same shade as his heartless eyes, he is scarily handsome.

"Are you here to cause trouble or just to make fun of me?" I ask with an angry tone.

His eyes soften while listening to my words and the smile fades into a light frown.

"I'm here to see how you are, and I hate to miss a party," As he speaks he runs a finger seductively down my arm and winks at a steaming Sallack.

Sallack throws himself forward and grips hold of his neck with both hands.

"Go now, how dare you even look at
her!" Sallack roars at a smug Richard.

"Oh please," Richard remarks then throws his hand to the side, causing Sallack's back to slam into the wall.

Rushing to his side, I check over his large frame for any injuries before facing Richard with rage in my eyes.

"Go Richard! There is nothing for you here. Why must you cause trouble where ever you go? You have what you want."

He steps up to me with a mischievous grin.

"He came to me for a fight, that's what I gave him. I'm all about pleasing people," he remarks sarcastically.

"You provoked him! Richard, don't do this here," I ask with an angry plea.

"I'm staying here Zara, you owe me that much!"

Fighting back my emotions, I turn back to Sallack and take his hand in mine, whilst looking him in the eye, silently demanding him to look at me and only me.

"Please can we go? If he wants to stay then let him. I need you with me tonight Sallack."

"Fuck it! But as soon as he looks at someone the wrong way, I will release my Wolf on him," he tells me with a wave of power.

"I don’t doubt th
at.” I say dragging him away from Richard.

Sitting in the VIP area with the Brothers’, and now Dallah and Angus, we chat and drink together, well they do, I sit and watch Ruk giving his orders.

Seeing him standing on the dance floor scanning the room for trouble, I take the time to walk over to him, leaving the Brothers’ without a word.

Sliding to stand before him, I hold out my hand to him, asking him to dance with me, and with a stunning grin he places his big warm hand in mine.

Taking us further into the crowd of dancers, I turn to him and take his arms, and place them around my middle while I dance slowly with him as close as I can get.

His eyes turn intense when I lace my arms around his middle but slowly drop to the top of his butt.

"What are you doing?" He asks in jagged breaths.

"Dancing," I tell him sadly, but simply.

"This is wrong you
’re with Sallack!" he reminds me before removing himself from me and turning to walk away.

Taking hold of his wrist, I turn him to face me again and speak gently,

"Do you sleep with her?"

"What! Who, Mary? She's my mate Zara, why would you ask that."

Begging myself to not throw-up on him, I close my eyes to the nightmare image of the two of them in a state of passion.

"I haven't slept with her yet," he admits.

Oh thank god, I can't deal with the thought of Ruk with another, but then I can hardly blame him, he doesn't know what is truth, and what is the result of a messed up devil.

"Why do you look pale, are you ok?"

"No, yeah, I'm..." Taking a deep breath I look at him with a weak smile, "fine, I'm fine."

"Really?"

No! I'm not, you said you would never hurt me, and here I am being fucking hurt, by the news of your mating with another!!! That's what I want to reply, but I don't, I can't.

Nodding my head to him, the vomit in my throat begs for realise when Mary walks up to him and sticks her tongue down his throat.

Just when my heart was broken, she had to come and stomp on it some more, mauling my mate right in front of me the skank!

Turning away before she has
the satisfaction of seeing me crumble, I somehow managed to walk back across the room blinded by tears not stopping till I reach the back wall, banging my fist against it in frustration.

Last night and today, have been the most upsetting time of my life, every emotion has been used, and every hope and dream lost, again. Then I get this chance to save Ruk, only to watch from the sidelines why he loves another, tricked into mating with a psycho bitch.

"He hurts you, but you still want him?" Richard expresses whilst gazing at Ruk and Mary who are now dancing together.

"Leave me," I ask in such a sad tone that I don't recognise it as my own.

"I'll leave," he nods his head to me, and just like that he has gone, disappeared.

"Have you seen him," Dallah
’s voice calls out from behind me.

"He's gone," I tell her knowing she means Richard.

Turning to face her, her face falls when she sees the state I'm in.

"We should go sweetie," she tells me gently.

"No, I need to be here."

"Ok, stay with me, no more wondering off alone. You need vodka, come on," she tells me, forcing a smile on her face before taking my hand and leading me to the bar, where Mickey and Julian sit chatting and laughing.

"You been crying?" Mickey asks with a growl and stands to his feet.

"No, I'm fine," I insist.

There it is again, I'm fine, I'm not, far from it.

"4 shots of vodka please," Dallah hollers to the waitress behind the bar.

"We're ok, we got drinks," Julian tells her.

"I know, they are for me and Zara," she tells him with a kiss to the cheek, making him laugh aloud.

"Bottoms up!" She laughs whilst handing me my two, very large, shots.

Knocking them back quickly, I slam the glass down on the bar and order another four.

"Easy Zara, I need them to settle first."

"Oh they are for me!" I tell her with no emotion and knock them back before walking away from my friends and onto the dance floor.

Dancing by myself, surrounded by strangers, I lose myself in it, no emotions, nothing but the beat of the music. That is until Mary steps up to me flashing a smile.

"Do one!" I tell her drunkenly.

"Oh you are a mess; look at the state of you. There was me looking forward to a bit of competition."

"There is no competition Mary. This fake mating will never happen," I tell her in disgust.

"It will, and on that faithful night, I will have his body close to mine, his lips
caressing every inch of me, and..."

I knocked her out, clean out! And while she lays on the floor unconscious, I take the time to go to the bar for another drink.

"Cut her off," Sallack orders to the waitress who is filing my glass.

"Ignore him!"

"No more!"

"Go away!"

"What's got in to you, your giving up already?" He asks harshly.

"
Haaa, giving up, good one! I have taken all kinds of shit from you fucking men. Cheating, beatings, broken heart, vile names, forgetting I fucking exist! But here I am, still here through it all, but all you see is me giving up. Why don't you look a little closer Sallack?" I scream at him in frustration.

"I'm sorry, that wasn't fair of me."