Chapter 151: Confession and realization
Rian’s proud smile slowly crooked and turned into a nervous one after Athan appeared. He cleared his throat and averted his eyes, pondering whether to go back to the bedroom or walk to the living room with his head held high.
’I didn’t do anything wrong. Why do I feel guilty?’ he thought and decided to proceed and stand beside Diva. His eyes shifted to the omega whose eyes were reddened and swollen, and pity flashed on his own.
Athan, after a while of silence and seemingly assessing the situation, finally reacted. He walked to Azrael, ripped him away from his younger brother, and successfully landed a punch.
"Athan!" Knox shouted frantically. He tried to come between the two, but Athan shoved him away. The alpha was expressionless, and all his eyes expressed was fury.
Knox was rooted on his spot. Aside from the enraged Athan, he saw when he was kidnapped, the ’Athan’ before Knox now was like the sharpest blade that might kill someone with just a slight graze.
"Oh my God!" Diva’s shriek cleared Knox’s muddled mind. He dared to block Athan who didn’t stop punching Azrael, but his body was pulled by Kayden, away from the two alphas. Shawn grabbed his arm and shook his head rapidly, as though warning Knox not to involve himself in two raging beasts going against each other.
However, to Knox, it was a one-sided battle.
Sandro came closer and tried to convince Athan, "Hey, bro, calm down!" he pulled Athan’s shirt from the back, but Athan just turned back to him and glared angrily, throwing poisonous daggers with his sharp amber eyes that made Sandro shivered unknowingly.
He almost stepped back away, but steeled himself and suggested, "Why don’t we talk about this more diplomatically, Mr. Horace? Punching someone might earn you another court—," Sandro bit his lip after Athan’s expression changed into a fiercer one. ’Oh, shit. Did I make him remember something upsetting?’ he thought inwardly.
His eyes darted to Azrael who was half lying on the floor; lips bruised and bleeding, with a purpled cheek.
Azrael expected rapid swelling and a wet feeling on his face after welcoming a hard punch right on the nose. Soon, he tasted copper in his mouth and a sharp stinging pain right between his eyes.