Chapter 96: A walking confusion...
Selene POV
"You disrespectful, old hag!"
My heart pounded violently as Conrad – King Tanner’s so-called brother slammed me against the wall, his burly forearm pressing into my throat. I clawed desperately at his iron grip, gasping for air.
"Didn’t you learn manners? Weren’t you told that you don’t speak to men that way? Just because you’re married to a Lycan King doesn’t give you the right to speak to me in anyways you wretched, Werewolf,".
I managed to wedge my hand between his and my throat, creating a little allowance for my airway. Facing him, I gave him an amused glance "One would mistake you for an Omega because that’s the attitude you’re giving me right now," I retorted.
He tightened his grip and pressed harder into me. "You’ll tell me everything," he snarled, spittle flying from his twisted mouth "Why did you want to see King Tanner? What are you going to tell him? Who sent you? Tell me this instant before I lose what is left of my temper on you,".
I wheezed out distorted protest as my vision started to blacken from being deprived of air. Whatever this mission was that I was sent, there was more to it. I was supposed to meet King Tanner... why was his brother here instead? Kurtis had sounded so sure that it was him I would meet, so why was he absent? Was this a deliberate attempt for them to confirm his absence or what?
His eyes had a murderous intent in them, and with the way he was pressing his weight on me, it’d be a miracle if I survived. Was this how it would end? Crushed at the hands of this man? Suddenly, I remembered the lipstick in my bag. Dazedly, I allowed my hand to swiped widely in the air, before finally locating the bag. I slipped my hand inside of it, and almost immediately, I made out the form of the lipstick.
On cue, a sharp rap at the door frightened me immediately and made me drop the lipstick. Conrad too had been surprised by the sudden intrusion and his grip left my throat for a brief second. Whipping his head towards the door, he growled