Chapter 142

Skylar

The need to prevent Aron from raping me in the future is too strong, and I jump over him while in my wolf form. He falls down on his back, eyes. widened with fear as his eyes meet mine.

At this time, he isn’t the cold–blooded person I met as a child, but a teenage boy who has not yet committed the atrocities of his future self. Still, my heart hardens at the sight of him, for I know the monster he will become.

“Skylar… that’s your name, right?” he whispers, eyes filled with terror and confusion. “Don’t kill me…”

Jinx’s pleas echo in my mind, but I push them away. This is my choice and my future I’m changing. I open my mouth, ready to tear him apart, but freeze when I hear Lucas‘ voice coming from behind me.

“If you want him dead, go ahead. I won’t stop you. Just remember that you’re sinking down to his level, Skylar. I know what he did to you. It was terrible and something you will never truly recover from, but don’t you think it all worked out in the end, anyway? You’re with me now.”

‘I know,’ I respond through the mind–link. ‘But if this man didn’t ruin me, I wouldn’t have rejected you the first time we met, Lucas. We wouldn’t have to suffer!*

…but is killing him truly the answer? You could just threaten him, you

know.

I snarl, my mind consumed with the thirst for vengeance. How dare he suggest threatening a monster who will grow up to ruin countless lives! Yet… I can’t ignore the whisper of reason in his words.

‘He is also your mate, Skylar,‘ Jinx reminds me in a soft voice. ‘Lucas. doesn’t mean you any harm. If you kill Aron, however, there is no telling. what will happen to the future you built…hell, we don’t even know how it

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Chapter 142

this little fix we’ve just made.‘

place. My beastly claws hover

hard, his fear–saturated scent hitting my nose, triggering another wave of uncontrolled rage. His eyes beg for mercy. What shall I do with him? It’s a decision between the monster he is and the innocent boy he is.

out to touch my fluffy shoulder lightly, careful not to startle me. The burning light has died down now, leaving him as his normal

the thought of leaving him

since everything ended. ‘I…can’t kill him. I want

gaze is soft yet strong as he meets mine, understanding washing over his handsome features. For a moment, we just stand there–two souls interlocked in a silent

hug him so badly that I shape- shift back

  1. me.

His

go back,” I tell him. “Can I open a

why not,” he says. “We are done here, aren’t we?”

then, and Jinx smiles inside my head when I use my powers. to take us back to our time. A portal opens

light is back, and the

I turn around to see him and my Mom sitting by the kitchen

blink at them.

about, but I see that you took care of Lucian. It’s

“What?”

proud

blooms in my chest, and I look over at Mom. She’s glowing, her

so proud of you for having defeated that terrible demon all on your own.”

at the words, pushing back the dark clouds. that had threatened to consume my thoughts. We’ve won. There’s no longer darkness hanging over our heads, no prophecy of doom

of you, too,”

leaning into him.

in my chest, a thought nags at the

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