Right before our CH 9

—- “My god, what happened here?” she asked, staring at the empty living room. “I’m moving.” “Moving where?” “Switzerland.” Chloe sat on the couch and studied my face. “Okay. Now tell me the truth. What the hell happened?” I told her everything. From Damien demanding to mark Seraphina, to the pregnancy report, to the canceled Rite of the Moon Spring. When I finished, the living room was dead silent. Chloe’s face grew darker and darker. “That bastard!” she suddenly exploded.

“How could he do this to you?” “He had his reasons.” “What reasons? Life debt?” Chloe stood up and started pacing. “Even if he owed her his life, he has no right to trample all over you like this!” —- “Chloe-” “No, I won’t accept this!” She spun to face me, her eyes burning. “Five years ago, on the Blood Moon, you nearly tore your soul in half to save him from a rogue attack! And now he has the audacity to remember only her so-called ‘kindness’?” I looked away, saying nothing.