Demise (The Clans Book 13) by Elizabeth Knox & Iris Sweetwater

Author:Elizabeth Knox & Iris Sweetwater [Knox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knox Publishing
Published: 2020-09-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Bianca

My wall has never looked so boring. It’s all I’ve been doing for the last week. Okay, that might be a drastic overstatement . . . but it feels like this is all I’ve been doing. When I chose this wallpaper over a year ago, I picked it because of the thick, gold lines in the chevron pattern. At least, it looked like chevron on the floor. After I left the store I realized I only looked at a portion of the wallpaper. Turns out it isn’t chevron. Instead the lines are in odd shaped squares, triangles, and even in parallel bits. Between the lines are an array of sea greens mixed with blues. The first time I glanced at it, I didn’t feel like I was in an interior decorating store. Instead, I imagined myself in the Museum of Modern Art. That’s when I knew I needed this, because the first damn time it gave me a sense of oasis that I never experienced before.

But not anymore.

Not since I told Stefan what I did.

The last week has gone incredibly slow. I’ve spent every moment of it that I could with my parents, trying to find some sort of way to keep busy. Because if I’m not busy, I think about everything I should’ve said to Stefan, or the things I could be doing.

Then I realize he hasn’t reached out to me either, and it all starts again.

Regret. Fear. Anger. Regret. Fear. Anger.

A constant cycle that’s made up the last seven days.

Ding Dong.

My doorbell ringing through my apartment brings me back to reality. I jump off my bed and pull my silk robe around me, tying it in a knot as I rush to the front door. I peep through the hole and see someone I never expected to— Mircea.

“I know you’re on the other side. You’re not as stealthy as a cheetah, my dear.” Mircea snidely remarks. It’s enough to make me want to open the door, just to give him a snarky reply.

But the second I lay my eyes on him, my attitude doesn’t matter anymore. Instead, the feelings come rushing in. Betraying Stefan. Not understanding why I’m into Mircea, or why even now, I stop getting so anxious.

How is it possible that he’s the reason for this mess? Okay. That’s not fair. I’m the reason for the chaos I’ve created with Stefan. If I hadn’t fucked him, everything might be fine right now.

Shaking my head, I do everything I can to push back my thoughts. “Mircea. What’re you doing here? I mean, fuck, why are you here?” Heat flushes over me, so I push my hair behind my back while I wait for his reply.

“Mmm, thought you might enjoy some company. Haven’t seen much of you this week. You been doing alright?”

“I’m fine, really busy.”

Mircea peers in the doorway and I’m sure he can see my kitchen, or maybe even the circular table with boxes of snacks I’ve been shoving down my throat every day. “Yeah, doesn’t look like that.

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