Chapter 439 A One-Sided Obsession


    In the face of Tessa''s fury, Nathan only smiled. Channeling his wolf power, he steadied the trembling tables: chairs, and teacups inside the cafe. Then, with practiced case, he slid the cup of coffee in front of him across the table toward her.


    "Come on, it''s been so long since we''ve seen each other. Do we really have to start with something so heavy?" Nathan didn''t want to ruin this fleeting moment of peace.


    "I didn''t do anything. I just wanted to meal with you-is that so hard?"


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    Tessa scoffed. "Is that really all you want? Just a meal with me?" Like hell it was. Did he really think she didn''t know what he was up to?


    Nathan nodded without hesitation. "You have my word. That''s all I want-to share a meal with you. What else could I possibly do?" he said mildly.


    Tessa let out a coldugh.


    What a joke. Did he think she was that na?ve? After orchestrating all this drama, did he expect her to believe he just wanted dinner? No-he wanted to capture her, drag her back to his side, and mold her into his long-lost Luna all over again.


    "Nathan, let me make this clear one more time. I''m not your toy, and I''m not the reincarnation of your Luna. I''m me. And I don''t like you. No matter what you do, I will never go back to you."


    The smile on Nathan''s face slowly vanished. But then, instead of anger, a soft, indulgent look reced it.


    "Tessa, I know you''re you, and Joanna is Joanna. I won''t force you to be someone you''re not anymore. I was too extreme before. But it''s different now. I''ve thought it all through. As long as youe back to me, you can be my Luna on your own terms. No more training. No more remolding."


    Truly, if she would just return, he''d ept herpletely.


    Tessa''s expression darkened.


    "Nathan, do you not understand innguage? I told you-I don''t like you. Why the hell would I want to be your Luna?"


    This time, the mask shattered.


    Nathan''s wolf power exploded like a cier cracking apart. Shards of frost spiderwebbed out from under his feet, creeping across the tiled floor. Even the coffee cup between them had frozen solid into a block of ice.


    "I''ve alreadypromised this much, and you still won''te back to me?!"


    He''d warned himself again and again not to lose his temper today.


    But hearing those words from her lips-he just couldn''t stay calm.


    Tessa remained unmoved. "You really think I believe your so-called promise"? When you wanted to ‘adjust'' my nds, you smiled and said it was just a minor operation to help my wounds heal faster. Your credibility with me is below zero. I don''t like you, and no matter how much you bend, I''m not going with you!"


    Chapter 439 A One-Sided Obsession


    Nathan''s eyes began to burn crimson, beast marks swirling in their depths. "What do you want me to do to make you ept me?!"


    In his whole life, he''d only ever had one Luna-Joanna. Since her death, there


    had never been another woman. Not even a bedmate.


    As Alpha of the Frost Pack, he had no shortage of women throwing themselves at him-hoping to warm his bed or be his new Luna. But he''d felt nothing. Until Tessa.


    She looked so much like his Luna Joanna.


    He admitted it. He''d once used every extreme method he could to mold Tessa into the image of histe mate-altering her nds, binding her with a blood contract nearly as strong as a mate bond.


    But ever since she faked her death and disappeared, he''d had time-years-to reflect.


    Even if she wasn''t Joanna reborn, even if she rejected every part of that past, if she could just stay by his side, he and his wolf would finally know peace.


    And yet, this simple wish-why was it the one thing she refused to give?


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