CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
Talia’s POV
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Viki dropped to her knees, sobbing like she was the victim. “She pped me!” she cried, still clutching her face. “I was only trying to talk to her. I was urging her toe back to Shadoww. I didn’t mean any harm!”
I scoffed. Of course, she was using her same old tactic: twist the truth, y the pitiful card, and rely on crocodile tears to blur the facts. And just like every other time, Jason fell for it.
“Is that true? Did you hit her for no reason?” Jason demanded as he stared me down, shaking me.
I shoved him off me, insulted that he had to ask. “No, it’s not true, but it is not like you’re going to believe me.’
Jason waved me off, refusing to hear it. “She’s pregnant, Talia! Are you out of your mind? How can you be so cruel?”
“I don’t have time for this,” I said sharply, stepping back.
Jason reached out like he was going to grab me again, but De rushed to my side. She pped his hand away and nted herself protectively at my side. “Don’t touch her again unless you want to fight, Alpha. Prince Solon won’t take kindly to this,” De growled.
Jason looked down at her hand where she blocked him. His nostrils red, and his chest rose with a growl, “This doesn’t concern you.”
De met his re. “She’s under the protection of Silverfang,” De shot back. “Everything concerning her is my business.”
Jason hesitated, clearly not expecting anyone to stand up to him. He looked between us. His brow furrowed. “She threatened me again,” I finally said. “She said I’d disappear once Solon abandons me.”
Jason rolled his eyes and said, “You took that seriously? I told you she’s pregnant and the hormones get to her. Viki apologized to you publicly. That was supposed to end this.”
“Are you dumb? Pregnancy hormones are not an excuse for threatening someone!” De said.
“And clearly, her apology was insincere. It’s been barely a week, and she’s already threatening me again. That wasn’t an apology, it was just another opportunity for her to humiliate me and you allowed it. Maybe she needs to go back to the dungeon.”
Jason’s face hardened. “You can’t do that unless I give permission. You’re still my Luna. The Shadoww elders haven’t approved your release.”
“I don’t need their approval, Jason.” I crossed my arms. “I rejected you. The bond is severed. You made your choice when you stood by and let her lie about me,”
Jason flinched at that, but he masked it quickly with anger. “My father…”
“Is a tyrant,” I interrupted, and Jason looked shock as if I had pped him. I could tell that Jason expected me to shrink back at the mention of his father. Before Jason’s betrayal, I would have. I feared his father and wanted his approval, but now, I couldn’t care less what he thought.
I continued. “Before you became an Alpha, he used to beat you within an inch of your life and still expected you to kneel and thank him for it. And now you’re letting him dictate your future?”
I could hear a low growl from Jason. I didn’t care. Let him be angry. But I was tired of him and Viki humiliating
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
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Jason recovered quickly, stepping forward and blocking my path. “You don’t know what you’re saying. You’re upset-”
My wolf surged forward, furious at the challenge. My nails lengthened, and my muscles tightened with the first twitch of a shift.
Then, a bone-deep roar split through the courtyard like a thunderp. It was so loud I could feel it. Everyone froze.
A man in a tailored ck suit strode forward. His thick ck hairbed neatly back and sharp eyes that scanned the courtyard like a hawk. A silver armband on his left bicep bore the Blood Moon insignia.
“Who the hell…” Jason started.
The man cut him off coldly. “I’m Marco, the Beta of the Blood Moon Pack.”
Gasps broke out across the gathered wolves. Even the DJs dropped the music volume in stunned reaction. De stiffened beside me, which was confusing. Why was she worried?
Blood Moon Pack, second only to SilverFang in power, but was deathly loyal to the royal family. No one should be this shocked by Marco. What was I missing?
“Silence,” Marco ordered. “Alpha Nn is resting. Anyone who causes further noise will answer to him.”
No one argued.
Even Jason took a step back away from Marco. Viki’s eyes darted around in panic, and she slowly stood, brushing her hands down her dress. She looked at Jason, as if to silently plead for him to fix this.
“Beta Marco, I…”
Marco’s attention turned to Jason and he held his hand up, silencing Jason. “If you can’t control your future Luna, you need to leave.”
Jason opened his mouth to argue but quickly closed it. He walked past Marco and grabbed her by the wrist. As he was leaving, Jason leaned close to me to say in a low growl, “This is not over.”
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