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 eyes like mine, and no one

you?” Aaron demands. “I’ve heard the stories. You’re immortal. No simple

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 not the way anyone expected.”

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

remember exactly how many years

his head in disbelief and begins to pace. “And you came here

was the one I

wolves

a stop to it before the peace

voice lower and quieter

not wanting him to see

gaze.

Emily. In all my long years of life, the Moon Goddess has never gifted

his breath and starts

why Emily? Why now? Hasn’t she

if he’s talking to me,

be offended that he makes the connection between Emily being fated to me and it causing her

the truth,

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

of respect in

stares at me.

can’t imagine it would have been easy, denying yourself and

wouldn’t have been strong enough to do the same. I can see now, what you meant about trying

Aaron’s approval, but I appreciate it all the same.

the truth of things,” I

creasing in confusion. “Why

a way they haven’t dared for

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