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.

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

the stories. You’re immortal.

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

are you?” Aaron asks, and so far, he seems more intrigued than pissed

don’t remember exactly how many years any longer.”

to pace. “And you came here after

was the one I was after. I’d

between wolves and vampires

I needed to put a stop to it before the peace treaty was

voice lower and

wanting him to see

gaze.

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

a curse under his breath and

Why now? Hasn’t

he’s talking to

force myself not to be offended that he makes the connection between Emily being fated to me and it causing her to suffer.

truth, after all.

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

a new light of respect in his gaze

stares at me.

it would have been easy,

rejecting her like that. Many wouldn’t have been strong enough to do the same.

approval, but I appreciate it all the same.

see the truth of

says, brow creasing

saw what happened the other night–vampires brazenly walking onto wolf territory in a way they haven’t dared for hundreds

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