Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 148 I Have to Eliminate Rosaline

Rosaline’s POV:

After I slapped him, the heat in the room plummeted to freezing,

D*mn Caden!

Hearing him say Tessa’s name destroyed my good mood.

Finished

“Well done, Alpha! That slap was exactly what that indecisive fool deserved!” Freya’s voice echoed in my mind, full of satisfaction.

Furious, I met Caden’s gaze with a piercing glare. “You’ve gone too far, Caden!”

A flicker of guilt flashed in his eyes, but it was overshadowed by something deeper–something I couldn’t quite read.

As the seconds passed, the red imprint of my slap became more visible on his cheek, yet I felt no remorse. If anything, my frustration only grew.

“You’ve never truly seen me for who I am, have you?” I snapped, my voice trembling with rage. “All along, I was nothing more than Tessa’s replacement! Caden, everything you said to me on the Ferris wheel today was a lie! The woman you love is Tessa. The one you want by your side is her! But because you can’t find her, you’re using me as a stand–in!”

My anger surged with each word. “I refuse to be anyone’s substitute! You wanted an answer from me, didn’t you? Well, here it is-”

-Before I could refuse, Caden cut me off with a firm voice. “Rosaline, it’s not like that.”

“Not like that?” I let out a mocking laugh. “Then explain it to me.”

naive. The moment he brought up Tessa, everything became clear.

guilt flickering across his face.

say, huh?” I scoffed, my voice cold. “I don’t want to see you ever again,

been doused in

fallen for his empty words on the Ferris

hadn’t let myself sink too deep. I had pulled away just in time. It wasn’t too late to move

Wendy’s POV:

as I watched Rosaline enter Caden’s room, my mind racing with thoughts of I might

to eliminate Rosaline. That shameless,

Caden was mine!

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18.42 Mon,

I Have to Eliminate Rosaline

familiar figure emerged from the hallway’s

was back in Fostrau?

in place as I looked

see–through white dress, pressed close to an old man’s

Finished

instantly—Joseph, a moderately well–known director

him with a sickly sweet smile. “Darling, I truly adore you. You have to give me

waist. “You performed well tonight. But… There are plenty of actresses competing for

trembled as she pouted. “It was all because of that

had completely shattered. Her contract was terminated, and now, unable to land any decent roles, she had resorted to using her looks, offering herself to directors just to

groveling before someone as low