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I stared at the gun in my hand, my mind racing with the implication of Dorian’s story. If what he said was true, his mother had manipulated everything from the beginning. But that didn’t erase the pain had caused ine
“It doesn’t make any sense that you found me outside the pack borders and you wanted to hurt me… again, I said, my voice steadier than I felt. “If you really felt sorry, then I would have expected you to begin making amends.”
“I know, and you have every reason to doubt, but if you want the truth, then this is it.” His eyes pleaded with mine. “What we had… it wasn’t a lie, and you too could see it.”
“I never thought it was a lie either, till another woman sat beside you, taking my position before my very eyes. The memory still stung, fresh as an open wound.
“After you left,” he whispered, his voice thick with pain, the world at… faded. Everything felt gray and hollow, I missed you with every breath, and hated myself every single dawn for letting you go
“As touching as this story is, I don’t think it’s reason enough for you to turn on the person you love,” I said, emphasizing the last word with bitter sarcasm. “How do I know you aren’t saying all these just because I have a gun pointed at your head? You are so pathetic.”
He swallowed hard. “I know it’s hard to make you believe me again, but what I said is true. When I saw you in the woods, I was a fool to think force could do it again; 1 just needed to take you back, but you are stronger, or maybe I just got weaker. The moon goddess must have been against me; she had given you a second chance mate, The rarest thing in the world.”
“It makes no difference, I replied coldly. “If you love a person, you fight for that person. You never fought for me. You loved the idea of being accepted by everyone that you were willing to put me in danger just to get that. You know what it did to me when you fucked her and you did it over and over again, just to punish me. Would you tell me that your mother forced you on her too? Or better yet, that you didn’t enjoy your time with her? Because it did seem to me like you did.”
“I don’t mind if you kill me,” he said, resignation heavy in his voice at least you know the truth now. I deserve whatever you
choose.”
“And what did you expect? I couldn’t keep the bitter mockery from my tone. “That hearing your soh story would make me fall back in love with you?”
“No.” His voice was barely audible. “I was a fool for treating you the way I did, for choosing the pack over you. I know you’ll never love me again. I accepted that a long time ago.”
Love? How dare he speak of love as if he were the wounded party?
As I looked at him–broken, bleeding, utterly defeated–something crystallized within me. I thought of the underground chambers of the cruelty I’d witnessed here. Of Kaius tearing a man’s heart from his chest without hesitation.
I thought of the gun in my hand, cold and deadly. I could pull the trigger. I could end Dorian’s Je right here, right now. It would be
so easy.
But if I did that, what would separate me from Kaius? From Dorian himself?
“You, Dorian. You started this; you broke me first,” I said quietly.
His eyes widened with a new fear. “Elowen. What has he done to your
I lowered the gun slowly. “This doesn’t mean I forgive you, Dorian. You might end up killed, but you won’t die try my
hands.”
me you are all I have, all I wanted…” His desperate plea followed me as I turned toward the cell door.
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I handed the gun back to the guard and stepped outside, where Kai waited. His expression was unreadable, amber eyes studying me intently.
“Why didn’t you kill him, Elowen?” he asked, his voice deceptively soft.
I met his gaze directly. “I can’t; I am not a monster like you.
Something dangerous flashed in his eyes. “Not a monster like me?”
“How will I take another person’s life? How did you expect me to do it?” I demanded
“The same way he took the life of your fucking child, Elowen. His words cut like a blade.
I flinched but held my ground. “You are just like him, maybe worse, and you haven’t seen me attempting to take your life yet.”
“I thought I was doing you a favour,” he said, stepping closer. “Any other person would be glad to have their tormentor finally at their mercy. I thought this would bring a smile to your pretty face, but again, even with him at your mercy, you did nothing.”
“Do you really want to do me a favour? If so, then don’t punish Frost for a crime he never committed.” I seized the opportunity to plead for Frost’s safety.
“Things are run differently in this pack, Elowen; soon you will get to understand that.”
“I will never understand that!” I shot back, my volce rising with emotion.c
His eyes darkened. “Oh, you will,
Elowen
“Then maybe you would have picked someone who is just as understanding and cold–hearted as you are.”
“Maybe I should have,” he said, his voice lowering to a dangerous purr, “but I enjoy breaking you.”
“Maybe that’s why Celestia never wanted you.” The words burst out of me in a hiss. “This was why you were never blessed by the moon goddess to have a mate that actually stays alive. If you were more selfless, then you would have noticed that something was very wrong with her, but you loved the idea of your happiness so bad, you didn’t care.”
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