The Bear Shifter's Second Chance (Fated Bears Book 2) by Jasmine Wylder

Author:Jasmine Wylder [Wylder, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Still, they were thieves. If she knew what was good for her, she would get out of there.

Carefully, she placed her necklace back in its proper place, tossing Noah a glare for taking it in the first place.

“I should get going.” She stated, readjusting her bags on her arm.

Noah perked up at her announcement. “Leaving so soon? What, you don’t want to be in the presence of lowlifes like us?” He snickered.

“I didn’t say that.” Azurdee refused to let him berate her. “I think you are both fine young men.”

“Did you hear that, Kai? Fine young men.” Noah chuckled.

Azurdee felt her cheeks burn at his mockery, but she wasn’t about to let him get under her skin. “Yes. That’s what I said.” She headed back toward the courtyard.

“Hey, Azurdee?” Noah raised his voice, loud enough that some people turned their heads in his direction. “How’s that marriage problem of yours? Are you going to marry a fine young man or some scumbag who thinks he’s better than everyone else just because he’s a pureblood?” Noah’s words dripped with venom, but there was an amused look on his face, his hands in his pockets, his shoulders relaxed as if he was doing nothing wrong. “I hear Fredrick is such a fine young man, I don’t know why you wouldn’t want to marry him.” Noah’s sarcastic tone grew colder, his words sharper.

Azurdee’s eyes grew wide. For a moment, she was frozen in place, countless stares on her. Her skin crawled and her cheeks were on fire. It felt like her feet were glued to the ground.

“You know– “

“Shut up!” Azurdee rushed forward, shoving him back into the alleyway. “Don’t say these things in public, you idiot.” She hissed, looking over her shoulder in concern. If anyone from her mother’s inner circle had been in the courtyard, she was as good as dead. Her mother would never let her leave the house until she was formally married to Fredrick.

“Why– “

“I said, shut up.” She pushed him into the wall with more force than she intended.

“You know, that almost hurt.” He chuckled, still toying with her.

“I mean it…” Her voice started to shake.

“Aww, are you upset with me?”

“Yes.” She snapped.

Noah actually shrunk back for a moment before he took in a deep breath, looking like he was about to shout something to the whole world.

Azurdee nearly panicked. “Please… Noah… don’t.” Her confidence wavered as her emotions got the best of her. “No one can know… please… you’ll ruin me…” She choked on her words, her throat feeling like it was slowly closing up, a small trickle of air barely filling her lungs, making it hard to get oxygen to her brain. “I’m begging you.”

Noah raised an eyebrow, looking intrigued. “I haven’t seen you beg.”

“Don’t make me.”

“Noah, that’s enough.” Kai finally stepped in, ending Azurdee’s torment. “There’s no need to ridicule her.”

His brother finally relented, holding up his hands to prove that he wouldn’t try anything else. “Alright, I’ll keep my mouth shut.”

Azurdee sighed in relief.

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