Possession

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Eva's POV

I felt Rush's hand tightening into mine. The sight of Liam standing by the aisle with Aster was..

Gosh. I was too hurt and shocked to even describe the feeling in words.

And I knew it was hurting Rush too. It was like an physical blow hitting both of us, knocking our bodies into the kind of pain that was almost impossible to hide.

Yesterday when I had received the invitation to Aster and Liam's marriage, I had to stop myself from throwing everything into oblivion and rushing to Liam.

Because no matter how much I had tried to deny it, he was the love of my life. Forgetting him was not so easy.

Rush had gone berserk when he saw it in my hands. He was so angry, so frustrated and hurt that he had started turning into his wolf form.

The only thing that had stopped him from making Liam half dead was the sight of me.

Although I had tried to put on a brave front, it was impossible for me to not feel. To suddenly stop all emotions from covering my heart.

"I am not going to watch this crap anymore!" Rush's angry voice broke through my thoughts. "Let's get out of here."

He ordered right before he started dragging me out with him. But just as he took a couple of steps towards the exit, I snatched my hand back,

"I am not going anywhere." I responded in a tone that declined any argument further.

I heard him sigh out loudly in fury before he lost his control over anger and snapped,

"Why the fuck are you so hell bent on staying here to watch this drama?"

Rush asked right before his hand came forward to pull me close to him. His hand snaked around my waist to pull me flush against his body before he continued to speak angrily,

"First you demanded to come here to that fucker's wedding. Now that you have seen him standing on the aisle with Aster, getting married in the next fucking second! Haven't you had enough? 'Cause I sure fucking have!"

His last words were spoken so loudly that the people standing nearby us started looking our way in curiosity.

I waited a beat before saying anything. Because frankly, I was not as okay as I was putting up the front of.

My throat was choked with unshed tears.

"I am not enjoying this either, Rush!" I replied after a few seconds.

My voice was barely above a whisper. It was hard for me to speak but I could not help myself but unburden my heart to him,

"I need to see this." I said, "I need to watch how far he has gone. I need him to free me from the hold that he has around my heart and you know as well as I that it is exactly what he is going to do."

"I need to give up on the hope of him returning to me." I whispered right before my eyes followed the direction where Liam was standing.

His eyes were stuck on me. Although Aster was standing right in front of him, he was watching me.

I instantly looked away. I did not want him to see me crying for him. I did not want him to see my pain. He had lost that right long ago.

"I do not want to even understand the way your mind is working right now." Rush put his one hand on the back of my head and pulled me into his chest, hiding me away from everyone in the room,

"I am filled with so much hate for Liam right now that I want to murder him for abandoning you. For abandoning us."

I heard him sigh before he dropped his head in my neck, "I do not want to do something disastrous that is why I want to get out of here. But I can not leave you here alone."

"Thank you for being with me always, Rush." I whispered.

"I will always stay with you, love. No matter what." He muttered softly.

I could not help but doubt his words.

One wolf had left my side for the position of a king.

What were the chances of the other one staying beside me forever while his brother climbed up the stairs of greatness?