Let Me Go, My Mafia Husband by Paga Slayer

Chapter 509 Mate's Betrayal *Blair*

Maddox was busy in a serious conversation with Zander and the Vampire Prince. Sensing my presence, Maddox's head snapped in my direction and our eyes locked. At that moment, time seemed to stand still. The realization hit me like a bolt of lightning, and I could see the same recognition mirrored in Maddox's eyes. However, before I could approach him, I watched as his smile faltered, replaced by panic and apprehension. He excused himself from the conversation he was engaged in with my brother and the Vampire Prince and quickly retreated in the opposite direction.

As Maddox disappeared into the crowd, I stood there, rooted to the spot, feeling a mixture of confusion, disappointment, and a strange longing I couldn't quite explain. It was as if a veil had been lifted, revealing a hidden connection I had never been aware of. Determined to confront Maddox and seek answers, I pushed through the crowd, my red dress swishing around me, catching the attention of some curious onlookers. But I paid no heed to their stares. My focus was solely on finding Maddox, no matter how difficult it seemed.

I scanned the surroundings, searching for Maddox's familiar face, and my heart skipped a beat when our eyes finally met. There was a flicker of something in his gaze, a mixture of longing and regret. Without saying a word, he silently motioned me to follow him. Curiosity piqued, I moved toward him, weaving through the crowd until we found ourselves hidden away in a dark corner.

"Maddox, so you know about it?!" I asked, my voice barely a whisper but filled with mixed emotions and hurt. He always knew it and still hid from me.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking, his voice low and laced with a hint of sadness. "Blair, you need to reject me. Accept my rejection and move on."

Confusion swirled within me, battling against the excitement that had built up at the possibility of finally finding my fated mate. A fated mate was supposed to be a blessing from the Moon Goddess herself. Why would Maddox ask me to reject him?

"But... why?" I managed to utter, my voice trembling with emotion.

Maddox sighed, his gaze fixed on anything but me.

"I've known it since I turned eighteen, Blair. I knew you were my fated mate. But I couldn't accept it. I didn't want a child as my mate, not when I was in love with someone else," he confessed.

His words struck me like a lightning bolt, and pain ripped through my heart. Maddox had waited for me to turn eighteen, so we could both reject each other and go our separate ways. He had taken Emile as his chosen mate, leaving me to suffer the consequences of his decision. Hurt and anger surged within me, fueling a fire I had never known before. I couldn't believe Maddox chose another she-wolf over his fated mate. They said mates couldn't resist each other. So how could he be so cruel to me?

I locked eyes with Maddox, my voice steady and filled with newfound resolve. "No, Maddox. You can not decide for both of us. You should have come to me and talked to me, but you chose to be with a mate and let me live in anticipation. I have been waiting for you all my life, and I am not going to reject you."

"Blair, this is madness. You know we are not made for each other," he glared at me.

"So why did the Moon Goddess pair us as mates?" I challenged.

"It was a mistake," he spat out.

"Mistake?!" I snickered. "Beta Maddox, the mistake has been made, and I won't suffer alone," I announced.

And with those words hanging in the air, the spark of a fierce battle between two destined souls ignited, forever altering the course of our lives.

led him to the dance floor. The tears brimmed in my eyes as I saw him holding her in his arms and peering into her eyes with love. Still feeling confused and in pain, I couldn't stay at the party. So I made an excuse about being tired from my long journey and went up to my room.

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breakfast table, Maddox appeared before me. His voice

smirk at

not a kid, Beta Maddox," I retorted playfully. "I'm nineteen now, fully

tension in his features. "For me, you're still a kid," he gritted out. "Ten years

in my

good eyes can see how well I've grown up, how mature I am, and how

my childhood, but after discovering that Maddox was my destined mate, watching him with another woman became unbearable. Maddox abruptly got up from his seat, his actions betraying his discomfort. Emile

Aren't you going to have breakfast?" she

came without hesitation, a clear attempt to

late for the training session. I'll grab something on my way," he replied

was deliberately avoiding me, trying to create distance between us. The ache in my chest grew, threatening to

eyes on me before she gazed at Maddox retreating from the room. Suspicion appeared in her eyes and I had to look away Selena and I had always shared a very close relationship. She was always there for me as my sister. Even when she and my brother were no longer together, I

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opened it, I found Selena standing there. Her eyes were intense, looking deeply and searching my eyes. I walked back to

you and Maddox?" she asked, her

the weight of my

nothing going on between us, Selena. He's just a Beta of the Moonglow Pack and my brother's best friend," I replied,

raised an eyebrow, clearly

something more to this. Talk to me, Blair. What's bothering you?" She

the walls

There's really nothing to tell," I retorted, attempting to push away her prying

easily. Selena moved closer,

know when you're hiding something. You can't lie to me. Tell me what you're keeping

I couldn't

barely above a whisper. "I turned eighteen, and I still

and sympathy crossed her features. "Oh, Blair. It must sting to have to wait even longer

nodded, my throat tight with unshed

words heavy with the