Chapter 0315 , “Anyway, Valerie, Atticus tells me you are a doctor, so are you like a doctor, doctor? Fully qualified?” Shelby asks me. , “Yes, fully qualified and definitely a doctor, doctor,” I answer with a smile. , “I told you that, Mom,” Atticus adds. , “I’m making conversation. Shush you.” Shelby counters, waving her hand. , I chuckle as I look at Atticus, who is almost pouting and I feel light. Even when we are faced with pain and tragedy, there are moments that lift that burden, and this is one of those. , “Thank you.‘ , Atticus looks down at me, that trademark smirk on his face. , ‘No need to thank me. That’s what brothers are for.‘ , I don’t respond, but I don’t think he realises that not all brothers are… just like Zade. , He is nothing to Zaia like Atticus is to me…. , (FLASHBACK – TWO DAYS AGO) , “Doctor, he isn’t eating.” One of the men says holding Toussaint’s file card. , I purse my lips, refusing to let my emotions take over. , out none other than Zade, “Then let him continue to starve,” I reply, turning away. , “Doctor…” , I close my eyes, not wanting to bother with the one who killed Jai, but a doctor’s duty is to heal all. , “I’ll be there later tonight or tomorrow,” I reply curtly before walking away. , Night had fallen, but I had not gone to check on Zade even though I had the time. Who cares if he dies of starvation? I throw the bag I’m holding to the ground angrily. , He does nothing but invoke rage and hatred within me. I have never hated someone so deeply and passionately as I do Zade. Why did Jai have to die?! Why , 18 BONUS , not Zade?! , Why did the Goddess do this?! , I fall to my knees, my heart breaking all over again. I sit there, trying to control the pain in my chest. , Jai… I didn’t deserve your love… , His blue eyes and his smile come to my mind, making tears burn my eyes. , I don’t know how much time passes before I stand up. Deciding to get this over with and grabbing my coat, I head towards the prison facility. , I flash my badge before I am allowed in. , “Are you here to see prisoner 186?” The Head Guard asks., I nod, and he leads us through. Zade’s prison isn’t like Gerard’s, nor is it like the one any other prisoner is kept in. It is a cage surrounded by electric wires. Anyone who tries to step through it would be instantly dead, werewolf or not. , There, in the middle, slumped in the chair, bound with chains, his head hanging back, is Zade. , His body is pure muscle, every ridge and every groove of his abs is carved deep. Chiselled to perfection, but he is far from perfect. , I’m not sure if he’s even awake as he remains unmoving and only when the door is unlocked, and I’m allowed in, do I realise he’s awake. , “If you don’t eat, it shows how much of a coward you are. You wouldn’t be serving your punishment if you died so soon, right?” I say coldly, staring down at the man in the chair. He slowly raises his head and cocks a brow, but like always, he says nothing. , his , He simply stares at me, face unreadable, his pale eye creeping me out, and I quickly take out the injection of vital vitamins that would keep him alive even if he is not hungry. , I don’t like the way those eyes are watching me, and my heart begins racing as I approach him. , Stop looking at me! , He blinks almost as if he can sense my rage as I jab the syringe into his neck, in the most tender spot, but he doesn’t flinch, simply continuing to observe me. , My heart clenches. I hate this… I hate seeing him. , 15 BONUS, I back away from him, but his eyes don’t leave me. I turn, stepping out of the cell, but even then, those eyes follow me… , (END OF FLASHBACK) , I push the painful thought away, not wanting to think of the man who did not accept my rejection. The monster who is my mate. , “Oh, this does smell good,” Atticus says, drawing me from my dark train of thoughts, and those dark thoughts of mine are not for today… , Moonlight Muse Author , Thank you for reading! , ♡ 13 , 15 BONUS , Chapter 0316, Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.