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.

affirmative, and then let my eyes glow with the amethyst color of

the stories. You’re immortal. No simple wolf

my fangs. “My mother was bitten by a vampire when she was pregnant with me. As she started dying, she went into labor

seems more intrigued than pissed off or like he’s about to

I reply. “I don’t remember exactly how

in disbelief and begins to pace. “And you came here after Karolina?”

know Karolina was the one I was

between wolves and

to put a stop

Aaron asks, voice lower and quieter

him to see the truth in my

gaze.

In all my long years of life, the Moon Goddess has never gifted me with a mate. Why would she? My very existence is a

his

now? Hasn’t she suffered

if he’s talking to me, the Moon

myself not to be offended that he makes the connection between Emily being fated to me and it causing her

truth,

could not be. It’s dangerous for

of respect in his gaze as

stares at me.

can’t imagine it would have been easy, denying yourself and your mate

Many wouldn’t have been strong enough to do the same. I can see now, what

approval, but I appreciate it all

glad you can see the truth of things,” I

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