: Chapter 87

Adira’s POV

I woke up later when someone was shaking me, my eyes blinked open and I saw Azriel,

‘Let’s go,’ he said, he looked around the room for my shoes.

‘I can’t wear heels!’ I hissed.

‘Well, I can’t find anything else,’ he groaned and I got into them quickly as we didn’t have time to waste. We carefully went downstairs, the mansion was awfully quiet and it made me anxious, I felt like Zion will come out of nowhere and lock us up. Azriel opened the backdoor with some key that Corey gave him and when the cool air hit my skin, I let out a breath I was holding.

‘I have a compass, and we’ll just follow it, however, we have to leave the grounds and this territory fast,’ Azriel whispered, looking around. There was security earlier when we came but now, the place looked empty.

‘What happened to security?’ I asked.

‘Corey is distracting them but it will only be for a few minutes and he disabled the cameras on this part of the Estate,’ he grabbed my hand as he led me through the now dark forest,

‘There are explosions placed in the forest so we have to be careful,’ he said. I nodded and hastily followed him.

We didn’t reach far when I saw a rat and a scream left my lips but Azriel covered my hand with his. I was breathing heavily and we were standing so close, his eyes were on me. I could feel his warm breath on my face and he said calmly,

‘Shh, they will hear us. There is patrol here,’ I only managed to nod, and he pulled away from me, taking a deep breath before holding my hand again.

We have been running for about an hour, dodging patrol, the estate was huge indeed and when I saw a barbed wire fence that indicated where the territory ended, I smiled.

‘Careful, please,’ Azriel said and he helped me out first and joined me.

‘FREE AT LAST!’ I screamed. Azriel smiled at me for the first time.

‘We are not in the clear, I’m sure they know we have escaped by now,’ he said.

‘No, I could have heard them. I have sharp senses and besides, I pointed you in the right direction,’ I shrugged, dusting my dress. ‘ I’m such a hero,’

‘I saved us from your psycho uncle who wants to mark you,’ he hissed at me.

We started bickering back and forth about who was the real hero. It was him who saved us but I enjoyed riling him up with petty issues. I put my cold hands on his cheeks and he didn’t push me away, I looked into his gentle gaze that was staring back at me, there was something in his eyes.

‘My hero,’ I said softly. He leaned close to me, and I didn’t move away, mesmerized by his shining eyes and my heart quickened in my chest. I wanted to move away, I needed to move but I couldn’t. This is odd, I thought. Azriel’s chest was heaving too. We pulled away at the same time and faced in opposite directions for a few seconds.

‘Let’s go,’

I got the compass from his pocket. He didn’t hold my hand this time and I didn’t speak a word to him. We were nowhere near reaching the tarmac and I was tired of walking in heels but I didn’t complain.

‘Do you know where we are headed,’ I decided to break the silence.

‘Yes, we just need to head west and the main road will come into view,’ he said. He stopped suddenly in front of me and got on one knee.

‘Allow me,’ he gently removed my heels and gave me the shoes he was wearing. They were a size too big but comfortable.

‘What about you,’ I asked.

‘I’ll manage,’ he shrugged, standing up. ‘ Adira, do you still need these heels?’

‘They are cute, I’m keeping them,’ Azriel stared at them and nodded, before walking again and I followed.

‘A reminder of this night,’

‘I wish I can delete this day from my mind,’ I pouted, ‘ And his outfits will hunt me in my dreams,’

‘Rightfully so,’ Azriel added.

The awkwardness from earlier was gone. I was laughing at something he said when my ears suddenly perked up and my nostrils caught the scent of my mate. Azriel’s smile instantly vanished and he stilled.

‘Adira!’ My heart skipped a bit when I heard Wyatt’s voice and I turned around. A huge smile appeared on my lips as I took him in, he looked relieved to see me and he smiled at me, my face felt wet only to notice I was crying. We rushed into each other’s arms and kissed deeply, I wrapped my arms around his neck as we shared the moment of passion. He pulled away and caressed my face,

‘Babe, are you alright? What happened to you,’ My mate was worried.

‘We were kind of kidnapped,’ I said, and he pulled me in for our embrace.

‘Kidnapped?’ I pulled away to face Aspen, he seemed eased to see us.

‘Long story,’ I sighed just as Jett appeared, and remembered what Corey said. I glanced back at Azriel, who was a few paces behind me. His gaze was on me.

‘I think we should leave the forest,’ I said. Wyatt abruptly carried me bridal style and I didn’t even protest as we walked back to the tarmac.

We soon reached the car, and Wyatt got in, putting me on his lap. I blushed at his actions but didn’t fight him. I missed him a lot.

Jett was driving while Azriel sat on the passenger side and Jett was next to us, frowning because he didn’t want to be at the back with us. Wyatt was kissing my shoulder softly and I closed my eyes, enjoying the tingling sensation of his touch.

‘So, what happened?’ Aspen asked. I didn’t want to talk right now and neither did Azriel from the looks of it, seeing he didn’t utter a word to anyone.

‘Can we talk about it tomorrow, please, we are tired,’ I said. Wyatt held me closer and kissed my temple.