Chapter 28
The look on Santiago’s face makes me nervous. The entire time he was here, he was trying to use his alpha command to lure me to his side. It’s not the first time he’s done it. I’ve always felt its effects like a gentle caress over my bare skin. Id always. given in to it. It once sent chills down my spine in the best way.
My heart is racing at the thought of him doing that to her. My chest aches with all the images that rush through my head at the thought. I can’t, and I won’t, let it go. I can’t forgive him for doing this to me. I hate to say it, but it might be her pride that I’ve inherited. The way my grandmother looks down on all of us for being weak.
I never thought it would ever cross my mind, but I was paired with a weak mate. The compromise he accepted backfired on him. I never hid a single part of me from him. Everything feels like it has always been a lie. Nothing really makes sense to me. What would make him think that I would accept this?
I sit on the edge of my bed, not knowing what to do with all of it is there a point in asking if there was something I could have done to prevent it? I know the answer is no. It all comes down to me being wolfless. An omega can only be a problem in my world.
No matter what I did, it would never be good enough. The fact that he agreed to do this means that he agrees with that. I am unworthy of all of it. Unfit to be his mate and luna. He gave that eason enough power to subject me to a side bitch. The disrespect stings and tastes sour.
I shake the thought of him when my phone rings. It’s the FaceTime jingle. I look down at the picture of us I saved for his contact, which appears on the screen. I hold my phone in my hands for a while, and it doesn’t stop ringing. I place my finger on the answer or reject strip and slide it over to green.
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“I didn’t think you were going to answer,” he says, I place the phone face down, not wanting to look at him. “What are you. doing, Sophia?” he asks, in a condescending tone. This little game you’re playing is cute,” he sighs. I didn’t think you had any fight in you.”
“You’re enjoying this?” 1 scoff. I stand up, taking the phone with me to place in the phone holder on my desk so he can see that this isn’t a game. The sick fuck looks up at me with a smile. One that shows no remorse.
“Come home. I miss you,” he says, dismissing my anger. “We can talk about this. We should have addressed this before the ceremony, but it all kind of happened so fast.
“Don’t lie to me. You’ve known for a long time. You knew long before you came back. Poppy rejected her mate for you.”
“That was her choice. She could have kept him so as long as she hid what we wanted.”
“What?” I ask, disgusted.
“How was I supposed to know she would reject him? I didn’t know.”
“hey met a week into our senior year. Did you know that long? demand. He rolls his eyes and sits back, crossing his arms over his chest. A gesture I’ve seen him give others when he’s not going to explain himself. “You fucking knew”
“My parents chose her because she was an easy target. She was always around me. Volunteering and actually trying to help”
“What the fuck is that supposed to mean? I ran all of your personal accounts and finances. Lintroduced your parents to my mother’s family so that they could help her get into Alpha King’s rocil”
“Come on,” he huffs. “You don’t really think I would allow you to all of my personal accounts, Baby, I mean, your work was cute at best. You made yourself a good amount of money sou wouldn’t have trouble working while you were in school. Having a job was your choice,
“My mother worked her ass off to be a part of the Alpha King’s uncil. You have nothing to do with everything she’s accomplished. What world do you live in?” I stare at the screen,ocessing what he’s said. The asshole’s smirk turns into a grin, and he starts to laugh. “Holy shit, you should see the look your face.
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Chapter 28
“Sophie, this proves just how unqualified you would have been for the job. I gave you pocket money to play with, so you have something to do, Introducing someone to someone else is not some kind of victory that gets you the key to the city a pat on the head at most, and I remember how much fun we all had in Cancun that following weekend”
Tm going to hang up now.”
“Baby,” he says gemily. “This isn’t you. I’ve always hated the person you turned into when your grandmother was in town. I know it’s her getting in your head, Soph. She’s always resented re for being your mate and not one of those Lycan abominations.
“Since your parents died, you’ve seen her twelve times in total. My family and I were there for you through it all. My mom is very upset with you. You’re like a daughter to her, and I know it was you who sent those files to that fucking podcast wannabe. She knows that, too.
“You’re going to have to make it up to her, Sophia. And for the night, she made us dinner. You were very rude to her by reaching for that fork. If I hadn’t told her to leave, I know you would have hurt yourself trying to stab her with it. Or worse. you would have forced her to hurt you, just as you have forced my hand twice now.”
“You’re fucking crazy,” I choke out, fighting my tears back.
“You make me fucking crazy,” he growls, leaning closer to his camera so I can see his eyes. “Look at what you’re doing. Look at where you are,” he shouts. “You’re supposed to be home with me, Sophia. You’ve been gone two weeks now. Do you have any idea the distress you are putting my wolf and me through?
He falls back into his seat, and I honestly have no idea who the fuck it is I’m talking to. This man isn’t my mate. He’s not the person I thought he was. My Santiago would never raise his voice at me this way. He would never subject me to the level of humiliation he has.
“What the hell happened to you?” I find myself asking. “You were only gone two years.”
“That’s all you have to say to me?” he glares at me, firmly believing that I’m the one at fault. “You’re not even going to apologize?”
“Did you even mean the promises you made me when I told you was an omega or were you just trying to fuck me?”
“Don’t do that,” he says, shaking his head in disapproval. “Don’t wist this to make me out to be the bad guy here. Sophia. I love you. You know that. You are everything to me, and what you are doing is completely unfair. What are you even mad about, really?
“You married the girl who has been sniffing around you from the moment we all met, Santiago,” I say, not believing the audacity of this man.
“You’re mad I made her the Luna of the City,” he says, firmly believing that this is what I’m upset about. “That’s it. You re mad that you don’t get to be the most important she–wolf in the back. Why would you think you could have that when you’re not even a wolf? You’re not a werewolf, Sophie. Use your ad
Thang up on him after a pause that was long enough to make me feel like a complete moron. I fall back into my gaming chair so utterly overwhelmed with what just came out of his moh that I don’t know what it is in feeling anymore. These weren’t words that came out of someone else’s mouth. They wer straight from him. The person I was born to be with for my entire existence. The other half of my soul.
“Soph, Ivar bangs on my door like he’s playing the longos. Diner is ready”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
