Chapter 7 +25 Bonus Chapter 7 Elysia's POV Damon looked like he'd been struck by lightning. "Impossible," he stammered. "You two... when..." "Four months ago," I answered calmly. "Right after I returned to my home pack." The blood drained from his face, leaving it a ghastly white. His eyes burned with a wild, cornered fury. "You... how could you..." "How could I what?" I raised an eyebrow. "Find a new mate so quickly? Or forget you so quickly?" "Six years!" he roared. "We had six years of history, and you threw it all away for him?" "Six years," I corrected him. "Built on a lie. A magical deception from the very beginning." Whispers erupted around the auction hall. The other packs had heard us. "A Soul-link spell?" "An Alpha cast a spell on his own Head Beta?" "Gods, a six-year charade..." Damon heard the chatter, and his face grew even darker. "Elysia, you can't say these things here!" "Why not?" my voice rose. "Afraid people will see you for who you really are?" "That's not true!" he denied frantically, "My feelings were real! The spell was just..." "Just to make me think we were Fated Mates?" I sneered, "Just to make me give you six years of my life? Just to make me a tool to secure your power?" The murmuring grew louder. Damon's reputation was being destroyed right here, right now. He realized it and started scrambling to save face, "I admit I used the spell, but it was because I love you!" he said, his eyes red. "I was afraid you wouldn't choose me!" "So you chose to cheat." "I chose to fight for you!" his voice cracked with desperation. "Elysia, for six years, we bled together on the battlefield. You were 1/3 Chapter ? my other half. Does none of that mean anything to you anymore?" +25 Bonus "Good times?" I asked, my voice dripping with scorn. "Tell me, Damon. Which moments were real? Which kiss wasn't tainted by your lies?" He froze, his mouth open but no words coming out. "What did you say about me in your trophy room? Too controlling, not fit to be a mate, right?" Damon's face turned ashen. "You heard that?" His face went slack with horror. "Every word," I said, my eyes holding no warmth. "Including how my submission score was far lower than a certain Omega's." Lydia, hearing this, paled. "You're twisting my words!" Damon scrambled for an excuse. "It was just talk! Locker room talk! I was just venting!" "Anger?" I scoffed. "Angry about what? Because I was too independent? Because I wasn't submissive enough?" "No!" he was close to tears. "It's because I felt like I didn't deserve you! You're too perfect, too strong, and I was terrified of losing you!" "So you pushed me away yourself." "I..." He was speechless. Adrian finally spoke, his voice dripping with mockery. "You're right about one thing. You don't deserve her," he said, looking at Damon with pure contempt. "A coward who has to use magic to trick a female into his bed could never be worthy of her." "Shut up!" Damon glared at him. "This is between me and her!" "It's between me and her now," Adrian said, pulling me closer. "You're out of the game." "I'm not out!" Damon screamed. "Elysia, please! Give me one more chance! I can change! I can be the man you want me to be!" I looked at him and suddenly felt exhausted. "Damon, a shattered mirror can't be made whole again," my voice was quiet, devoid of all emotion. "We're over." Adrian nodded. After we won the Moon-Essence Herb, he led me toward the exit. Just as we were about to leave, Lydia rushed to the door, blocking our path. "Wait!" Her eyes were wild. "You can leave, but you're not leaving me to take the fall for this!" I frowned. 2/3 Chapter 7 "What?" She looked unhinged, pointing an accusing finger at me. "You have to return the priceless Moonstone territory!" she shrieked. "You're the one who made Alpha Damon lose it!" Support C Share +25 Bonus 3/3 Chapter R