Chapter 72
MAXIMUS
The week w
without Zia felt like a lifenme stretched over burning coals. I couldn’t sleep, or think, or eat-
or function like I usually did.
I didn’t understand what was happening to me. She was supposed to be someone who had to make me feel better about my miserable life, who could become a small part of my life, a way for me to find some solare.
Yet, she didn’t become a part of my life at all. She became something more– in a deep men. Because nothing without her made sense in my lite anymore.
something I couldn’t comprehend. But I did understand that I was
Maybe the fact that she was taken from my home while I was on my way to sort out her problems made me this mad.
Or perhaps it was the thought that they hurt lier, took her, and now she was kept somewhere far from the
Was she scared?
Was she angry!
Was the sad!
1 kept thinking about. Her thought didn’t leave my mind. Not even once. And these thoughts became a slow poison in my veins, keeping me on edge–desperate, coll, weak.
Thad to find her. It was not even something I wanted. It was something I needed to go on, to be myself again.
And if I didn’t find her- – –
That was not even an option for me.
Every second without her dug into me, sharp and relentless, pulling at the thin threaths of control Lching to
Aaron
was helping me find her, but he couldn’t understand. Not really. Not the way she had become the center of my universe. His calm logic grated against my ram desperation.
After working tirelessly, a lead finally came, but it was like a knife slicing through the suffocating have
My adoptive elder brother, Joshua, was involved. The man I had tolerated for years haid dared to step into a realm he had no right to
1 had yet to hnd out how he figured out I was keeping her by my side. 1 had a bunch it couldn’t be thus coward Aiden who told him. It had to be the bitch who was his fated mate
Rage burned hot inside me as 1. stormed into his house without a second thought
My fists clenched at my sides. I entered uninvited, heading straight to the study.
Joshua was there, seated like the king of his own twisted world. He had a crystal glass of whiskey in his hand.
He didn’t look surprised to see me, and that only fueled the fire raging inside me. His lips curled into a smirk, the kind that begged to be wiped off.
And soon, it would be. He would regret hurting her
Maximus. “He greeted, his tone dripping with mock warmth. What brings the Alpha King to my humble abode?”
I didn’t bother with pleasantries, I crossed the distance between us, and within seconds, I had him by the throat, slamming him against the wall.
The impact rattled the room, and the framed painting behind him i
fell on the floor.
Where is she?” I demanded, my voice low but lethal. My grip lightened as I stared into his startled eyes.
Joshua clawed weakly at my hand, choking out a laugh. So it’s true. You have gone soft over a whore.”
Tell me where she is “I growled, my sone edged with a dangerous calm.” or I will make you regres every breath you have ever taken.
His smirk returned, though weaker this time. You will never find her. I sold her, and even I don’t know where she ended up. But maybe, if you use all your power to locate one woman, you might end up finding her alter all. However, you can’t do that, can you. Maximus? Because if you try too hand, Eather will know What then, Brother? Your crown as Alpha King! Your precious company! Cone–handed to me on a silver platter. You will
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be left with nothing.
1 let go, letting him drop to the floor. He gasped for air, his hands clutching his throat, but I didn’t step back. My presence loomed over him and intended to keep it this way
had already known what he did to her. But I needed to know for sure that he was useless now,
Dad you
thurk could win if you take her from me! I asked in a low voice, why am I even asking! You must have. But do you understand if now? You have tried everything already, Joshua. You schemed all you wanted. But at the end of the day, you are still the weakling hiding in the shadows,
His defiance flickered, and for the first time. I saw a crack in his facade. But before he could respond, the air shifted
Wolfshane began pouring from the vents, an invisible poison designed to weaken even the strongest werewolves. He had done the same to her. He had filled my home with wolfshane to make her weak, to make her unable to defend herself.
How desperate she must have felt when she was on the floor, gasping for breath–
Her lungs must have burned. Her limbs must have ached. She must have bled.
And now, he would suffer the same. But I wouldn’t stop at only hurting him
Joshua’s face twisted in panic as he coughed, his strength draining rapidly.
I stood unaffected, watching as realization dawned on him. My hybrid blood shielded me from the toxin, a fact he had always doubted but could only confirm today.
Too bad for him. He wouldn’t live to tell anyone about me now. He could take that knowledge with him to hell.
He dropped to his knees, his body convulsing, his breaths shallow and ragged
– Maximus-
He gasped, his voice hurely audible. He reached for me, desperation replacing his earlier arrogance.
I kicked him hard in the face, sending him sprawling onto his back. Blood splattered from his nose, staining his clean suIT
He looked up at me, trembling, his once–taunting gaze now filled with fear
You
took her from me. I said, crouching down so he could hear every word clearly. You dared to touch what’s mine.
She is just a woman.” He croaked, blood bubbling at his lips.
