Chapter 46
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grean as I turn around, trying to shake off the nightmares that haunt my sleep, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t escape them.
Sweat clings to my forehead, my breath coming out ragged and uneven. The weight of the dreams presses down on me, like invisible hands tightening around my chest.
Thite down on my I
bottom lip as my breath catches in my throat. I can’t breathe, no matter how hard I try–I can’t breathe.
My grip on the bedsheets tightens as my body starts convulsing, my eyes squeezed shut as I try to force myself to wake up.
“Wake up, Elara,” I feel a slight touch on my arm, shaking me gently
“P–please help me,” I whisper under my breath, and the hand on me tightens, shaking me awake,
“Elara, wake u
up! You need to wake up”
“Damien.” I whisper under my br
at me with a worried expression.
breath as my eyes slowly snap open to find Damien staring at me
“Damien…” He takes a deep, shaky breath before pulling me into a comforting hug, his hand softly soothing my back as I blink at him, trying to steady my breathing
“It’s fine, take a deep breath. Everything will be okay,” he says, his voice breaking slightly as he pulls me closer, holding me flush against him.
I til my head slightly, calling his name again, a hint of frustration in my voice.
“Damien..”
“Yes” Lattle mate, are you in some
his voice gentle.
e you in some kind of pain?” He asks, his arms still tightly wrapped around me,
“No. but…” 1 palose, taking a deep breath to steady myself, before allowing a sneer to tug at my lips. “I came back from the hospital today and I found out something interesting
He asks, completely oblivious to where I’m headed. As he pats my back, I fight the urge to roll my eyes.
“Oh, it’s nothing, really. It’s just, when I got back from the hospital, everyone kept calling me future Luna” What does that even mean?” I pause before narrowing my gaze What did you do, Damien?”
“Uh oh,” he mutters under his breath, his body stiffening slightly as he p
pulls back to look at me, his face a mixture of concern and guilt.
“Elara.” He Marts, offering a slight simile, but stops when my glare sharpens at him. The smile fades as he rubis the back of his head.
I had expected a lot of different explanations from him, but not what he blurted out.
is fault,” he says unmediately without missing a beat, his simile widening as I raise a brow in confusion
“He musted that for the peace treaty to be effective, I need a Luna The elders are also pushing me to find one, so I declared you as mine. The
ben is set for tare weeks from now,” Damien explains effuntlessly.
(open my mouth, strugding to process everything he’s just said. But as I try to make sense of it, I realize Damien has leaned in closer, his face non
far — polden, it so beautiful, it could make other women jealous, yet there’s a hint of muscularity in his features that would make any
to làm, and her suirks when he notions, his eyes glinting with. musement. But I quickly shut my eyes, taking a
deep brath, forang myself to stop just in timur before I make another mistake
arduar
kaji stud. Elara! This man is just trying to seduir you, and you can’t let it happen.
I swallow and try to speak while going Damiena trasing brow
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Chapter 46
“I can’t be your Luna. What about fabella! Have you spoken to her about this?” Task, moving away from the breathtaking man..
1 haven’t forgotten about Isabella–the woman Damien was supposed to marry before I came into the picture. The reasons she claimed she didn’t love Damien are still a mystery to me, but no matter what, I can’t be with him. Not yet. I can’t give my heart to someone else when I’m still learning to love myself. Despite Alya’s insistence that I should accept our mate, I know I’m not ready to open my heart to anyone just yet.
That reminds me… I should ask if I can train with him like Alya suggested.
1 open my mouth, ready to speak, but freeze when Damien wraps his arms around my waist, pulling me tightly against him, locking me in place.
1 gasp, my breath catching as I stare into his piercing gray eyes, locked onto mine. My heart skips a beat, and my breath hitches this time. it’s for a different reason–the same reason a warm sensation begins to spread between my thighs.
“Elara,” he begins, his voice low and dangerously deep. “You speak so easily a bit of jealousy when you think about that!”
about me being with another wor
woman.
my
throat, but
Don’t you feel even n the slightest
As he speaks, he closes the distance between us, until there’s no space left, I gulp nervously, feeling the warmth of his breath brush against my lips My eyes flicker to his lips for a brief second, and that small gesture seems to amuse him even more. He leans in further, until our lips are slightly.
Touching
“What are you doing?” I ask, my hands shooting up to push him away, but before I can react, his grip tightens. In the blink of an eye, he shifts our position, pushing me onto the bed and pinning my hands above my head.
1 gasp, my eyes widening as he parts my thighs with his strong arms, leaning closer until there’s no distance between us. It’s just him–only him
Another wave of heat courses through me, and he seems to notice. His gaze flickers to the spot between my legs, making my cheeks burn with embarrassment…
His deep, rich chuckle sends a pleasurable shiver down my spine.
“What am I doing?” he repeats my question, his hand sliding beneath my dress. A moan escapes my lips as his hand rests on the waistband of my panties
“I’m simply going to make sure you know exactly what I’d do to another woman and make you regret ever thinking that.”
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