Chapter 59
59 Nothing Left
Aubrey’s POV
With my back against the wall, I stared up at Alpha Henry like he’d lost his mind.
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“What do you mean, you’re attracted to me?” I almost laughed, the absurdity bubbling up in my chest. “Alpha Henry, are you insane? You actually said that out loud?”
His gaze darkened, like I’d just struck a nerve–but he recovered quickly, slipping back into his usual arrogant demeanor.
“Do you believe in oaths?” I asked softly.
His eyes lit up, as if he’d just caught a glimmer of hope. “If it’s an oath from you, then yes. I’d believe it.”
I nodded and raised my hand solemnly.
“I swear to the Moon Goddess–if I, Aubrey, still harbor any feelings for Alpha Henry, may I meet a miserable death. May my soul fall into hell after death and suffer for all-”
Before I could finish, Henry’s hand clamped over my mouth. His brows furrowed, his expression suddenly dark.
“What the hell are you doing?”
The teasing tone from before vanished completely. Now his eyes glinted with warning.
“Trying to bait me again after riling me up? Aubrey, I’m not Mateo. I don’t have time for your little games.”
A headache bloomed behind my eyes. Even a death oath didn’t convince him? Fine–if he wouldn’t believe my words, I’d show him another way to make him give up.
Without hesitation, I slipped one shoulder strap down, letting my nightgown fall to the floor.
Henry froze. “What are you doing?”
I met his eyes coolly. “Didn’t you say you wanted my body? Fine. Take it. But after this, don’t bother me again. I’ve already told you–I’m joining the Miguel family as their adopted daughter. We have a deal. You’re not allowed to go back on your word.”
Henry’s POV
Her words landed like ice in my chest. She said them with no emotion, as if love and desire meant absolutely nothing to her.
She would rather hand herself over like this than admit she still cared about me.
Could she really… not feel anything anymore?
I clenched my jaw, anger rising like bile. “If you don’t like me, then why strip like this and throw yourself at
me?”
She replied coldly, “So you can finally get what you’ve been obsessing over. Then you’ll stop getting in the way.”
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59 Nothing Left
Her mouth. That damn mouth could drive anyone insane.
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The fury–and the craving–boiled over. I didn’t care anymore. I grabbed her wrist and slammed her back against the wall, crashing my lips down onto hers.
Her warmth burned through the thin fabric, and the second I touched her, something inside me ignited. Kissing her felt like falling into a fever dream–intoxicating, addictive. The fury that had roared inside me dissolved in the heat of her body.
Her lips turned red from my pressure. Her breath grew shallow. Then a soft moan slipped from her lips, drawing me in deeper. Her eyes glazed over, glimmering with that damp, luminous look that begged for
more.
But just as suddenly, I pushed myself off her, bracing both hands against the wall. I stared at her flushed skin, her kiss–bruised mouth, her rising chest.
I let out a short, breathless laugh. “You’re such a liar. You do feel something when I touch you.”
Aubrey shot me a look. That wicked gleam in her eyes nearly snapped my self–control.
“It’s just a natural physical reaction,” she said, voice low and rough. “It’d be the same with anyone.”
My heart sank.
“You mean… any werewolf could get the same response from you?”
“Yes.” Her answer was immediate.
I couldn’t speak. The moment between us shattered. All that heat turned to cold.
I clenched my fists. “One last time.”
My voice was tight, my teeth grinding. “Do you really not love me?”
Aubrey nodded. “Not a shred of it left.”
My fist slammed into the wall behind her.
“And if I walk away now–if I leave for good–you won’t regret it?”
I stared at her, searching for even a flicker of hesitation.
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