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.

with the amethyst color of my dual nature. No one else in the world has eyes like mine,

stories. You’re immortal. No simple wolf is

I tell him, and this time I flash 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 would infect me too. It did…just

seems more intrigued than pissed off

“I don’t remember exactly how many years any

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

the one I was after. I’d

between wolves

parts, and I needed to put a stop

asks, voice lower and quieter

wanting him to see the

gaze.

of life, the Moon Goddess has never gifted me with a mate. Why would she? My very existence is a curse.”

under his breath and starts

now? Hasn’t she suffered

talking to me, the Moon Goddess or

makes the connection between Emily being fated to

the truth, after

it could not be. It’s dangerous for

new light of respect in

stares at me.

would have been easy, denying yourself

strong enough to do the same. I can see now, what you meant

don’t need Aaron’s approval, but I appreciate it all the

you can see the truth of things,”

creasing

territory in a way they haven’t

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