Chapter 144 : The Promises We Made

*Jared*

I opened my palm and looked at the moonstone ring in my hand. She’d thrown it at me, but I hadn’t gotten a good look at it.

The ring was familiar, but I couldn’t place it.

I frowned and creased my brow. The ring sparked a strange memory. I saw the gardens back at my village and a flash of Eliza walking toward me in a wedding dress. Was it true? Did we get married? Did I really love her?

I scoffed and shook my head.

“The choice is yours. But either way, it will come to pass.” I put the ring in my pocket with my mother’s necklace and left Eliza’s house.

I wasn’t sure why I held onto the ring but I couldn’t help it. Something about it made it impossible for me to let it go.

I headed back to the hotel to meet up with Xander and Theo. They were still working on a plan to get Hestia in the Southern Jungle.

While I walked back to the hotel, I thought about the strange flash and the feelings that came with it. My wolf was restless and agitated. I wasn’t sure if that was because he was upset by the memory or upset that it had gone away so quickly.

Whatever I’d seen, it didn’t change how I felt about her.

Theo and Xander were waiting for me in the penthouse. When I arrived, they both stopped talking quickly and I knew that they’d been talking about me.

“What’s going on?” I closed the door gently and locked it, knowing we couldn’t be disturbed while coming up with a plan.

“Scarlett called Archer and he called me,” Xander said, “about your little visit with Eliza.”

I scoffed. “What about it? I thought we were here to talk about Hestia.”

“We’ll get to that,” Theo said, a deep rumble in his voice that told me I should listen.

Theo nodded to a nearby chair and I took a seat. This was such a waste of time. I knew they were just going to talk at me about Eliza and try to convince me that my memories and feelings weren’t real.

Even with that little memory flash, I couldn’t fathom ever loving her.

“Jared, we’ve worked hard to restore our family’s image and honor. The way you’ve been treating Eliza, it is reminiscent of the days of Sebastian, and it doesn’t sit well with any of us,” Theo said.

“I’m NOT Sebastian!” I glared at my brother and uncle.

What was this, some kind of intervention?

“We know that,” Xander jumped in. “The point Theo is trying to make is that even if you can’t remember loving Eliza, there’s no reason for you to treat her like a breeder slave.”

“I did buy her as one.”

his head. “Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean you have to treat her that way. It is a really shitty way to treat anyone, especially

that everyone else remembers this past where I’m in love with Eliza when I don’t remember it.

see that much,” Theo

in love with her and that is somewhere buried in my memories. But the truth is, I don’t love her now and I might never love her again. So, can we move

good reason to be concerned. I didn’t like the way I

boiled over. It was unlike anything I’d ever experienced

thought really hard about it, I didn’t even know where that frustration came from, or the desire

as rude, mean, cruel, or vicious. So, why was

you get your real memories and feelings

after the child is born. Will that put your minds at ease

felt like my own father, who I never met, was showing just how disappointed

similar look, his lips

best I could offer at this point, and they were

the Southern Jungle. How are we going to defeat her?” I steered the conversation back to where I wanted

learned, there is a temple in the Southern Jungle where we can get some intel on Hestia, her powers, and her goals.

“Archeologists,” I grumbled.

in this place have

to meet with us at the temple site

“Great….” I sighed heavily.

to be a distraction from everything going on with Eliza.

and I took a boat with his soldiers and my men to the Southern Jungle. We didn’t talk much.

met us at the entrance to the dig site. He gave me a look, like I was a bug

a lot of the artifacts are delicate. You two need to be careful.” When he spoke his

and will treat it respectfully.”

the importance of this temple, again?” I

and large chunks of it still were. From what I could tell, the archeologists had only managed to unearth certain parts

were filled in with dirt and

pillars rose up throughout the site; many were broken off at the top. Even the broken ones were so tall, I had to crane my neck

it had to

have the information you’re looking for,” George explained. “Our restorers are working to repaint the graphics in the same style as they were originally done. We’ve even found some old texts that have a lot of interesting history

at the texts,” I

shoulder at

recreators working to translate

that George had a problem with me. He was Eliza’s

and hieroglyphics can tell just as elaborate stories as old texts.” Xander stepped in

learned more about

us through a narrow, dark hallway. The walls crumbled a little and I got the sense there was a massive amount of dirt piled on

other side, the hallway opened into a large chamber that was almost perfectly intact. There was a tile floor with some cracks in it and marble walls. The large

about King Lycaon and what he was doing when he was in the Light

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