14 LYRIC Seriously,Icantdealwiththisrightnow.
Iturnedaroundtoleave,butasexpected,hewasfasterandrushedtostandinmyway.
Please,Icantdothis.Imnotdoing thiswithyou,Isaidwithirritationwhileavoidinghisgaze.
Really?Hescoffed.Dontyouthinkthatsalittleharsh forsomeoneyourestillbondedto? Igavehimafierce,cuttingstare.Iamnotbondedtoyou!Everyconnectionwehadendedthemomentyourejectedmeasyourmate,Roderick.
Isthatso?I doubttheribbonatthetemplewouldagree,though.
Hesteppedback,asiftoproperlyadmireme.Well,youlookstunning,Lyric.Ipromise,ifIhadseenthispartofyoufiveyearsago,Idhavetreatedyoubetter.
Icrossedmyarms,hatingthathehad theprivilegetoevenlookatmerightnow.
Myfatherhasbeentryingtoreachyou.Youvebeenignoringbothofus,Roderick,andyouknowitsimportant.
Yeah,Iknow.AndImsosorry.Butdontworry,Lyric,Imreadytomeetyourfather.HeandIneedtotalkaboutourrematingceremony.
Sorry,ourwhat?MyfacecrumpledlikeIdjusttastedlime.Ivetoldyou;youremorethandelusionalifyouthinkIdevergetbackwithyou.Evenifyouwere thelastmaleonearth,Idrather remainsingletilltheendofmylife.

Hm.Speakingaboutbeingsingle…hetsked.Youwouldnthappentosleptwithanyonewhileyouwereaway,right?Mychestswelledwiththeemotionsthreateningtoconsumeme.Memoriesofthenightshewouldcomehomewithdifferentwomenandmakeoutwiththeminourmatrimonialbedhauntedme.Hehadbeenatruemonster!He despisedmesomuchhewouldnteventouchmeforonce.
Inthatlittlemoment,IwastemptedtotellhimIhadgivenmyvirginitytosomeoneelseontheverydayhebrokeupwithme.Howlovelyhisreactionwouldbe.
Fuckyou,Roderick.Iturnedtoleave,buthishandgrabbedmine.
Letmego!Istruggledwithhim,thensuddenly,Ifeltanewpresence.Afamiliarone.
Istheresomethinggoingonhere? MyheartskippedabeatasIturnedtofindJariswatchingus,aglassofwineinhishand.
Oh,no.No.RoderickandJarisshouldntbeinthesamesentence.
AlphaJaris,Roderickcalledwithasmallsmile,releasingmyhand.Please,gobacktotheparty.Theresnothinghereyoushouldbotheryourselfwith.
Jarisfaceremainedimpassive.Areyousure?Becauseyou seemtobetroublingsomethingthatsofimportancetome.Something?Holdon,washereferringtomeasatool? Roderickseemedsurprised.HisgazeslidbetweenJarisand1.
Doyou…knowher?Heasked.
Imorethanknowher.Actually,weregettingmatedinafewdays.So,Iaskagain,Roderick,istheresomething goingonhere? IwatchedRodericksjawdrop,andmystomachdidthesame.

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No.Roderickcouldnttellhimwewerestillbonded.Thatwouldtotallyruinthingsforme.
Areyoubeingserious?Hehuffed.You…andLyricaregettingbonded? IturnedquicklytofaceRoderick,turningmyback onJarisasIwhispered.Please,wellfinishthisconversationsomeothertime.Fornow,couldyoujustleave? Whatsgoingon?Jarisdemanded,comingcloser.
Oh,no.
Rodericklookedspeechless.Butaboveall,het Please,Imouthedtohim.
Successfullyunlocked! IfeltIdalreadypissedJarisoffenoughandnewslikethiswouldreallytipthescales.Butthankfullybysome 14 Itookadeepquietbreath.
Whatisgoingonwithyou two?Whatarentyoudonewith?Jarissnapped,gettinginmyface.
GoodMoon.Now,Ihavetodealwiththis.
ItsItsnothing.
Staringintohisface,allIcouldseewasirritation.
LyricHarper,whoexactlyareyou?HisvoicewascolderthananArcticbreeze.Doyoureallyhave thismuch complicationswithmen?WillIhaveissueswithmyLunaalwaysfoundflirtingwithmen? No!Myvoicewasnearashout.Bythemoon,IhateitwhenheimpliesthatImloose.I promiseyou,itsnotwhatyouthink.Imnotlikethat.

Gods,ithurt.Ithurtstohaveto defendmyselfagainstsuchabsurdaccusations.
Areyousureaboutthat?Becausesofar,Ivebeendealingwiththemeninyourlife.Justthreedaysago,youweredancingalmostnakedinaclubwithmenwhoyou letromanceyou astheyplease.Then,yougotfollowedbytwomenwhoseclearintentionsweretoforcethemselvesonyou.Yet,whenIsavedyou,youwerefuriouslikeIdinterruptedsomethinggood.Andnow,today,Ivehadtodealwithhowmanyisit? Iwantedtoscream.Itwastoomuchtotakein.
Okay,first;Iwasnevernakedtotheclub.IdidntknowIhadtowatchmydresssensesinceIwasstillverymuchsingle.Secondly,Imtellingyou,Ihavenothingwiththesemen.
Then,explainRodericktomeatleast.
Its…Itscomplicated! Isighed.Goodness,itwasreallycomplicated.HedgetreallymadifItoldhimIwasstillbondedtoRoderick.ItmightbeconsideredabreachofcontractandIcouldgetlockedupforreal.
WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto? Hisjawdrewtight.Youdisobeyedmetodaywhenyouleftmy chauffeurhanging.
Iforcedmyselfnottorollmyeyes.ItoldKaeloverthephone.Iwantedtogowithmyfather.
Idont takelightlytodisobedience,Lyric.Hesteppedtowardme.Andtonight,youllunderstandhowdirethe consequencesofyouractionscanbe.Tonight,Illpunishyou;makeyoufeelhurtdeepin thebones.Tonight,youlllearnnevertodisobey me.Everagain.
MylipsweredroppedopeninshockasIwatchedhimspeak.Hiseyeslookedsothreatening,anditdidntsoundliketheywereemptythreats.Hewasgoingtohurtme…tonight.
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