Chapter 311

AXEL

“How in the hell can you say you rejected Emily for her sake?” Aaron demands heatedly.

“There are things about me you don’t know, Aaron. Dangerous things.”

Aaron scoffs. “You expect me to be surprised about that? You’re not exactly an open book. And I’ve heard the rumors.”

“Most of what you heard about me is just that. Rumors. A lot of them started by Karolina to discredit me.”

Aaron seems to pause and take this in.

“Why would Karolina want to discredit you?”

“Because she knew I was onto her, and she needed me out of the way. She couldn’t kill me, so locking me up on false charges was obviously the next best thing.”

Aaron is definitely re–examining everything he thought he knew about me.

“Okay, I’m listening,” he says, some of the anger going out of him. “Who are you really, and why were you after Karolina?”

“My real name is Axiel Mercier-”

At this Aaron’s expression turns into shock.

And this is exactly why I never use my real name anymore.

“Axiel Mercier…as in the slayer?” he demands incredulously.

color of my dual nature. No one else in the world has eyes like mine, and no

the stories. You’re immortal. No

by a vampire when she was pregnant with me. As she started dying, she went into labor and I was born seemingly healthy, even though my family assumed the poison from

old are you?” Aaron asks, and so far, he seems more

reply. “I don’t remember exactly how many years

head in disbelief and begins to pace. “And you

know Karolina was the one I was after. I’d just

wolves

parts, and I needed to put a stop

voice lower and

glance away from him, not wanting him to see the truth in my

gaze.

the Moon Goddess has never gifted me with a mate. Why would she? My very existence is a

curse under his breath

now? Hasn’t she

talking to me, the Moon Goddess

offended that he makes the connection between Emily

the truth, after

“I only knew it could

new light of respect in

stares at me.

can’t imagine it would have been

have been strong enough to do the same. I can see now, what you meant about trying to protect her.”

I appreciate it all the

see the truth of things,” I reply.

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