Chapter 10
He bit down on her neck–then froze. The mark on Aveline’s throat had faded.
The scent of another woman’s perfume clung to him, and Aveline’s skin crawled with disgust.
She struggled harder, but Jaxson’s wolf seemed to have lost all control.
His movements were harsh and forceful, teeth sinking harder into the skin of her neck where his mark should’ve been.
Then he gripped her chin and bit her lips roughly. “Did that man kiss you? Touch you? Aveline, you’re mine. If you ever let someone else put a hand on you, I swear, I’ll make you regret it.”
The sharp clink of a belt buckle being unfastened rang in her ears like a siren.
She didn’t hesitate–her knee shot up hard, slamming directly between his legs.
Jaxson let out a low, pained groan as his body gave out, folding onto the carpet. He clung to her with one trembling hand, refusing to let go. His breath came in sharp, uneven bursts, and beads of cold sweat slid down the sides of his face, soaking into his hairline.
Aveline yanked a tissue from her bag and scrubbed her lips with disgust. Her gaze burned down at him. “Didn’t you say nothing happened with your precious friend? Then why are you acting guilty? What exactly are you so afraid of?”
The veins in his forehead pulsed violently, like they were about to burst. For a split second, the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, claws beginning to push through his fingertips–he looked like he was about to lose it completely.
But then, the coat she had been holding slipped from her grasp, landing in front of him with the tag still dangling–brand new, untouched.
Jaxson froze. Then, to her surprise, a dark laugh rolled from his throat. He got up slowly and slid his arms around her waist like she was already his again. “Aveline, this is all an act to make me jealous, right? You bought a new coat and pretended it was some other man’s. I know you too well–you can’t stay mad at me for long.”
He buried his face against her waist, nuzzling her like a child seeking forgiveness, his domineering edge melting into tender pleading. “Don’t pull something like this again, okay? You’re everything to me. If I lost you, I’d lose my mind.”
His voice trembled with emotion–obsessive, desperate, and, for a brief moment, it stirred something deep in Aveline’s heart..
During the first two years they were together, all they had ever shared were gentle kisses and warm, lingering hugs.
Whenever things grew intense, Jaxson would simply hold her like this–pressing close, murmuring in a raspy voice how he couldn’t survive without her. Back then, Aveline had truly believed that what they had would never break. That it was real. Unshakable.
After a long stretch of silence with no reply from her, Jaxson finally lifted his gaze. His eyes, faintly reddened, held a touch of quiet hurt.
“Aveline… please don’t stay mad at me, alright? There’s nothing between me and her. My heart, my body–it’s always been yours. Only yours.”
He gently took her hand and placed it over his chest, looking at her with heartfelt intensity. “I made a vow to the Moon Goddess. I will never break it.
Never.”
Aveline didn’t withdraw her hand. Her fingers rested over his chest, where his heartbeat pounded steadily beneath her palm.
Her voice, however, was ice–cold. “Do you remember the consequences of breaking that vow?”
The moment she said it, the chest beneath her hand tensed instantly.
She watched panic flicker in his eyes as she recited it slowly, word for word. “If you break this vow, Jaxson… may you be cursed with infertility, die a painful and untimely death, lose everything and everyone you love, and be left in ruin and despair.”
Jaxson couldn’t hold her gaze anymore. He turned away, sat up beside her, and muttered while holding her hand, “If it means you’ll stop being angry,
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I’ll agree to whatever you say.”
And just like that, Aveline felt a bitter emptiness settle in. What was the point of all this?
A man who could lie without blinking wasn’t going to be shaken by a curse, not even one that damned his soul.
She calmly pulled her hand away. “You’ve been busy lately–I get it. I believe you. No more fights. Didn’t you say Iceland? Let’s go next weekend.”
Jaxson exhaled in visible relief, drawing her into his embrace and pressing a kiss to the crown of her head. “Next weekend, then. I’ll plan everything.”
With her soft figure in his arms and that familiar scent clouding his senses, he knew this was only a temporary peace.
Remembering how faded his mark on her neck had become, something dark flickered in his eyes. He had to find a way to make her truly his again.
Aveline buried her revulsion deep down, her eyes turning to frost.
Next weekend, Jaxson would finally receive the “surprise” she’d been preparing for him.
Night had fallen, and the sky was heavy with dark clouds, hinting at an approaching storm.
Jaxson walked out of the bathroom, a towel loosely tied around his waist, steam still clinging to his skin. His toned body was fully on display.
He climbed into bed and leaned in close, resting against Aveline’s neck. Glancing at the book she was holding, he murmured, “Aveline, a friend of mine brought back a box of ultra–thin condoms from Raskait. Want to give them a try tonight?”
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