Chapter 311

AXEL

“How in the hell can you say you rejected Emily for her sake?” Aaron demands heatedly.

“There are things about me you don’t know, Aaron. Dangerous things.”

Aaron scoffs. “You expect me to be surprised about that? You’re not exactly an open book. And I’ve heard the rumors.”

“Most of what you heard about me is just that. Rumors. A lot of them started by Karolina to discredit me.”

Aaron seems to pause and take this in.

“Why would Karolina want to discredit you?”

“Because she knew I was onto her, and she needed me out of the way. She couldn’t kill me, so locking me up on false charges was obviously the next best thing.”

Aaron is definitely re–examining everything he thought he knew about me.

“Okay, I’m listening,” he says, some of the anger going out of him. “Who are you really, and why were you after Karolina?”

“My real name is Axiel Mercier-”

At this Aaron’s expression turns into shock.

And this is exactly why I never use my real name anymore.

“Axiel Mercier…as in the slayer?” he demands incredulously.

an affirmative, and then let my eyes glow with the amethyst color of my dual nature. No one else in the world has eyes like mine, and

you?” Aaron demands. “I’ve heard the stories. You’re immortal.

him my fangs. “My mother was bitten by a vampire when she was pregnant with me. As she started dying, she went into labor and I was born seemingly healthy, even though my family assumed the poison from the vampire bite

far, he seems more intrigued than pissed off or like he’s about to

“I don’t remember exactly how

head in disbelief and begins to pace. “And you came here after Karolina?”

one I was after. I’d just

wolves and

these parts, and I needed to put a stop to

lower and quieter this

away from him, not wanting him to see

gaze.

all my long years of life, the Moon Goddess has never gifted me with

mutters a curse under his breath and starts pacing again.

Why now? Hasn’t she

talking to

he makes the connection between Emily being fated to me and it causing

truth, after all.

don’t know,” I answer truthfully. “I only knew it could not be. It’s dangerous for her, and

a new light of respect in his gaze as

stares at me.

the right thing, Axel. I can’t imagine it would have been easy, denying yourself and your mate the

have been strong enough to do the same. I can

but I appreciate it all the

see the truth of things,”

Karolina is dead,” Aaron says, brow creasing in confusion. “Why are you

territory in a way they haven’t dared for hundreds of years. My

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