Chapter 165\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was closer now, close enough that I could see the hatred burning in his eyes, the same hatred that had made my life a nightmare before I finally\u00a0<\/p>\n
found the courage to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou made me look weak in front of my pack members. Those filthy things,\u201d he continued, his voice dropping to a whisper that was somehow more terrifying than shouting. \u201cDo you have any idea what that did to my reputation? What it cost me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I don\u2019t care what it cost you,\u201d I said, surprised by my own boldness. \u201cYou were going to force me into a life of mystery, I didn\u2019t want to be with\u00a0<\/p>\n
someone who hurt me every chance he got.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHurt you?\u201d Daxon laughed and the sound echoed off the walls like breaking glass. \u201cI was teaching you discipline. I was trying to make you into a proper\u00a0<\/p>\n
mate, someone worthy of an Alpha.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were beating me,\u201d I said flatly. \u201cYou put me in the hospital twice and caused me to lose our baby, and you want to call that discipline?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face changed at the mention of the miscarriage, something flickering across his features that might have been regret or might have been annoyance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was an accident,\u201d he said finally. \u201cI didn\u2019t know you were really pregnant. I thought you were lying to manipulate me into going through with the\u00a0<\/p>\n
wedding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never lied to you,\u201d I whispered, remembering the pregnancy test clutched in my hands while he beat me on the kitchen floor. \u201cNot once.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter now,\u201d he said, waving away my words like they were flies. \u201cWhat matters is that you\u2019re going to help me get my revenge on the man\u00a0<\/p>\n
who stole you from me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTristan didn\u2019t steal me,\u201d I said, pulling at the chain around my ankle until it cut into my skin. \u201cI chose him. I chose to leave you and find someone who\u00a0<\/p>\n
actually loves me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLove,\u201d Daxon spat like it was a dirty word. \u201cYou think what you have with him is love? You think he won\u2019t get tired of you eventually, just like I did?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s nothing like you,\u201d I said with absolute certainty. \u201cHe\u2019s never raised a hand to me and he never would.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGive him time, Daxon said with that cruel smile. \u201cAll males are the same eventually. We get what we want and then we move on to something newer\u00a0<\/p>\n
and shinier.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re wrong,\u201d I said, but part of me wondered if he could be right and hated myself for the doubt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAm I?\u201d he asked, tilting his head like he was genuinely curious. \u201cTell me, how long it took before he accepted you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I opened my mouth to argue but the words died in my throat because he wasn\u2019t living.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I can see it in your eyes, Daxon said softly. \u201cThe doubt. The fear that maybe you\u2019re not enough for him anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Stop,\u201d I whispered, because his words were hitting too close to home and I couldn\u2019t bear to hear them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s probably relieved that you\u2019re gone, Daxon continued, circling me like a predator. \u201cNo more obligation to pretend he still wants you. No more guilt about looking at other women.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d I said, but my voice cracked on the words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
15:22 Sat, Jan 10 G MR\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 165\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan loves me, that was why he chose me. He isn\u2019t with me for his selfish reason he loves me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s trying to mess with my head, but I wouldn\u2019t give him the satisfaction of seeing me break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Never.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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