Chapter 18

Liliana entered his room without permission. She had been knocking for a while. But Eris was not responding. So, she decided to go inside without permission.

She had worn the best outfit that day. She was blooming like a fresh bunch of daisies.

But entering the room she was puzzled for a moment. She felt like a storm just had passed through the room. Everything was broken and scattered on the floor. It was dark inside. Eris was sitting in a corner of his bed, all messed up.

She turned the lights on. Eris had not noticed her till then. When she turned on the lights, he raised his head.

She was startled by looking at him. She had never seen him like that before. That glorious beauty of his face was now covered under those lines of worries.

"Eris!" She called him out. She ran towards him and hugged him. "What happened to you?" She asked him, sobbing while hugging him.

"Lili, I am not feeling too well," Eris replied weakly.

"Why? What happened to you? Are you feeling sick? Do you want me to call the oracle?" She asked worryingly.

"The oracle cannot treat this, Liliana," he said calmly. "The person who can treat this is the person who is causing this."

"What are you saying, Eri? Tell me who is it! You are the alpha. You are a Lycan Eris, none is capable of hurting you!" Liliana said desperately. She was still sobbing.

Suddenly it hit Eris. He smirked slightly. She had made him suffer so much. He could do the same to her. He decided that he would let her feel that as well.

She suddenly grabbed Liliana and forced his lips on hers. She was puzzled for a moment but then she gave in. His lips started to explore her mouth. He slowly pushed her on the bed. He started kissing over her neck, shoulders, and chest.

But Liliana stopped him in the middle. Eris never acted like this with her before. He had never been this impatient. Also, she was not being able to feel the warmth in his touch. The affection was not there. It felt so emotionless. As if he was touching her with a purpose.

"What are doing, Eris?" Liliana asked him, looking into his eyes.

Eris got back to his senses. He grabbed his forehead. He was not being able to understand it himself.

"Liliana," he called her out softly. Liliana was looking at him curiously. He hesitated a bit. He did not know how to tell her. He did not know why he was not being able to feel it towards her like before.

"Liliana…I," he mumbled a bit and continued, “I want to rescue Roseanne."

Liliana was paused for a moment. She could not understand what he was talking about.

"Rescue Roseanne?" She asked back confusedly. “But you said she was fine. Her wolf was not in danger!" Liliana got up from the bed.

"She is! I did not lie to you when I said she was fine. But recently I felt something unusual. It should not be like this," he said.

"What is it?" Liliana asked curiously.

"As she is still my mate, if she gets into physical contact with someone else, I can feel that," he said looking down.

"And? What did you feel?" Liliana asked again.

"She has probably developed feelings for that vampire," he said.

"Then why are you upset? Is it not good news? You are free from the guilt now," Liliana said.

Eris was quiet. He did not know how to answer that. His silence told everything to Liliana.

"Are you now jealous that she has decided to take someone else as her mate?" She asked.

“I don't know, Lili," Eris got up getting frustrated. "I don't know why I am feeling like this."

Her face darkened. She got up quietly to leave. Before leaving she asked, "But does she feel the same?"

"What?" Eris looked at her frowning.

"You used me today to give her pain. But will it even work? Will you be able to hurt her emotionally? She might feel the physical pain. But what about her heart?" Saying so Liliana shut the door strongly behind.

Eris clenched his fist. He was not being able to take it. Even the thought of her being not attached to him emotionally anymore was making him go mad.

Liliana came back to her room and locked it from inside. She tore open her dress. She fell on the bed and started crying.

It should not be like this. Eris used to love her. But the love was gone. Even when she left Eris did not try to stop her. He did not even apologize for what he did.

She wiped her tears with the back of her hands. She would not let that happen. She would not become someone of zero value. She used to respect Roseanne. She had always loved how bold she was. How self-dependent she was.

But that did not mean that she could just take away everything from her. She decided to take it back. Everything that was hers.

"Roseanne, don't think everyone will swing in your way," she started mumbling to herself. "That vampire, he still needs me to survive, doesn't he? Now Eris will see what he has lost."

She wiped the tears and changed back into trousers and crop tops. She quickly packed her stuff. She asked her personal maids to prepare two monster mounts for her. She decided to leave the academy.

"Roseanne," she clenched her jaw. “I am coming for you. You should be prepared. You have taken everything that was mine. And now I will snatch everything that is yours. You are going to pay for this!"

She grabbed her neck where Eris gave her the love bite. She started crying again. She was not being able to believe that he would do something like that. There would be a day when Eris would reject her for his mate. She could not let this humiliation pass so easily.