Chapter 15
But I hadn’t made it far before I heard his voice.
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“Luxuria! Wait!” Kahel’s voice echoed through the night, frantic and filled with desperation. I heard him stumble as he ran after me, his footsteps growing louder, closer.
I didn’t stop.
I couldn’t.
“Luxuria, please!” he called again, his breath labored as he caught up to me, gripping me by my arm. “It’s not what you think-”
I whirled around, “Not what I think?” My voice trembled, but I didn’t care. The raw, emotion tore through me, spilling out in every word. “I saw you, Kahel. I saw everything! Now, tell me what it is.” I said as I tried to yank my hand out of his firm, desperate grip, but it was futile.
His face was pale, his eyes wide with panic. He reached out again, wrapping desperate hands around me, but I pushed him off, taking a step back, refusing to let him touch me. “Let me go!”
“Let me explain,” he begged, his voice breaking, his hand still outstretched. “It wasn’t-
Rella, she… she came to me. It just-”
“Don’t you dare,” I spat, cutting him off before he could finish. “Don’t you dare blame her for this. You made your choice.” I could feel the tears burning in my eyes, but I blinked them away, refusing to let him see me cry. Not now. Not after this.
Kahel’s hands dropped to his sides, his shoulders sagging as he stared at me, his eyes filled with regret. “I… I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
I laughed bitterly, “Didn’t mean to? You destroyed me, Kahel. Everything we had,
everything we were–it’s gone. Because of you.”
He took a step forward, but I backed away again, the pain in my chest only deepening. “Luxuria, I love you. This… this doesn’t change that.”
I shook my head, my heart breaking all over again. “You don’t know what love is, Kahel.
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You wouldn’t have done this if you did.”
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He took in a sharp breath, “But what about you? You gave your virginity to that monster! A treasure I had hoped would be mine one day. Have you thought about that?” He asked me, and I scoffed.
“Is this what this is about?” I whispered, my voice shaking as I wiped a tear from my cheek. The disbelief and hurt cut through me sharper than any blade could. “You think I
wanted that?”
Kahel stood there, his face contorted with frustration, but I could see the guilt flickering
behind his eyes. He had no right. No right to throw that in my face when I was here,
staring at his betrayal.
“You think I wanted to be claimed by him? Do you think I had a choice?” My voice grew louder, the pain transforming into anger as I stepped toward him, jabbing a finger into his chest. “You think this is the same thing, Kahel? I never betrayed you. I never had a choice. Perhaps when you finally find a mate, you’ll understand what the mate bond feels like.
You have no control over it!”
He winced at my words, his jaw clenching as he fought to find a retort. “Luxuria… I-”
“No!” I cut him off, my anger blazing hotter with every second. “You don’t get to use that against me. You don’t get to throw that night in my face when you’re the one who has clearly betrayed me.”
“I was angry,” he said quietly, his voice strained. “I was angry and hurt because you left me. You went to him. You chose him. You spiked my tea. Deceived me.”
“I never want to see you again, Kahel. Have a nice life with Rella!”
With one last, heart–wrenching look at him, I turned and ran.
I was done.
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