Arcadia had been going for had been changed to rage. That was what I’d been waiting for.
“I know you felt it—the bond as it formed. I was there for you when no one else was. That alone should show you I was your true mate. You have to remember. I know you remember!” she seethed.
I snapped and suddenly pulled my favorite knife from the back of my pants and held it against her neck, a small drop of blood dripping down her throat as I cut into the skin.
Arcadia’s eyes sparked, and not with fear, like somehow, she’d just convinced me to engage in some deadly sex game or something.
The only sex games I was interested in playing were with Rune, thank you very much. And there would be nothing deadly involved, because if that girl ever died, I’d be following her quickly into the great beyond. My fate had somehow become forever entwined with hers.
“Let me tell you something, you little bitch. What I remember is you taking advantage of me when I didn’t have anyone else. I remember you drawing me in with that cesspool between your legs. I remember you playing me and pretending to be someone you weren’t. And then I remember you pretending to be pregnant, knowing children would mean everything to me, all while screwing Wilder.” I grinned evilly, and for the first time, I let my inner demons show on my face.
Arcadia’s skin paled, and the scent of her fear grew thick and heady around me. “You’re alive because I allow you to live, never forget that. There will be a day where I decide your life is over,” I told her silkily. “Remember that before you ever come here again.”
She pissed herself and began to tremble against me, and I shook my head in disgust at her weakness. Without warning, I pulled my knife away from her and pushed her away. She fell to the ground and began to crawl towards her car, sniveling and moaning as she scrambled to get away from me.
The sight was extremely…satisfying. And also another huge reminder of what an idiot I’d been as a pup. I shook my head and turned back to go and clean up my mess, confident that Arcadia would never dare to come here again.
And if she did, well I guessed she was just asking for me to kill her, wasn’t she?
With that delightful thought, I pushed Arcadia out of my head and replaced her with the goddess I’d be seeing in just a bit.
Time to get to work. I had a date to get ready for.
10
Rune
“Rune, I can’t believe you’ve never been to a carnival,” said Rae as we approached the fair.
“Babe,” Miyu hissed under her breath as she jabbed him in the ribs. “Geez, is your sensitivity radar on the brink tonight?” She eyed him, then me with an apologetic frown, and I laughed.
“It’s not a big deal,” I said. “I mean, I’ve seen them on television and have the general gist of them.”
“If it makes you feel any better,” Daxon interrupted after not saying much for the walk across the bridge and across the open land to where the carnival was set up, “this is the first time I’ve attended one over the past ten years.”
Miyu’s mouth dropped open in a shocked expression. “Carnival Utopia has come to our town every year, and nearly everyone attends.”
“Not everyone.” He glanced over to me, his arm brushing against mine. “Once every decade sounds like plenty to me.”
“You’re missing out,” Miyu continued. “Rides, games, deep fried food, and cotton candy.”
“That stuff is going to rot your teeth,” Daxon replied.
I enjoyed this playful side of Daxon. As much as the new dark side of him turned me on, this version of him was much better when around other people. Though I had noticed Rae had grown quieter the moment Daxon joined us. The alpha even made a joke that we were going on a double date, and when I reminded him this was more about Miyu wanting to see the fortune teller, he insisted a date was a date.
His hand slipped into mine, and well, there was no denying we were here as a couple. When I tripped over a tuft of grass, Daxon squeezed my arm and stopped me from falling face first into the grass. Blinking, I cursed myself for not watching out and becoming so clumsy lately. Though in all fairness, I had been caught up in how hot Daxon