CHAPTER TWENTY
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CHAPTER TWENTY
Jason’s POV
The video loaded slowly, and for a moment, I hoped it had been taken down. Viki’s face appeared on the screen. Her eyes were still red and puffy. Her makeup was caked on and deliberately smudged in the right places. Her hands trembled as she stared into the camera.
“Goddess, she’s trying to look as pathetic as possible for sympathy,” Della snorted.
“I want to apologize,” she began, her voice cracking. “to Luna Talia for everything I’ve said and done.”
Della rolled her eyes beside me. “Good start. Let’s see if she can keep it up.”
Viki sniffled delicately. “I was jealous,” Viki continued. “Talia was just an omega, and yet Alpha Jason still made her Luna. I’ve known him my whole life, but I was forced to live in the shadows, pretending to be nothing when I was the one who truly loved him. I’m the daughter of our Beta, and I’m carrying his child. It wasn’t fair.”
My jaw tightened. Viki was making it seem like I bullied her out of being Luna. The Moon Goddess chose me to be Jason’s mate.
Della let out a low growl. “Why is she acting like you stole him from her? He was your mate not hers!”
Viki swallowed hard. “I let that jealousy poison me. I said and did things I shouldn’t have. Í damaged Jason’s reputation. I embarrassed our pack. I hurt Talia.”
She grabbed a tissue handed to her from offscreen as she began to cry. “I just care so much about Jason. It was never my intention to cause harm or ruin anything. I’m truly sorry.”
The video ended with her bowing her head in silence.
I sat still, staring at the blank screen. I leaned back in my chair as I processed what I had just seen. My father and Solon were not going to be pleased with this.
“That manipulative bitch. That was a load of crap,” Della snapped, bringing me out of my thoughts.
“She never even admitted she lied,” I added. “She didn’t address the worst parts in her post.”
“Exactly. That wasn’t an apology. She talked as if she’s doing you a favor by admitting to jealousy. I can’t believe Jason let her post that.”
“Neither can I,” I responded.
Once again, I had been naïve. I don’t know why I expected a real apology. Viki was incapable of feeling remorseful.
I should’ve known better.
“She’s still trying to control the narrative,” I continued. “Still trying to make it out like she’s the victim in this situation.”
“Because she’s scared. She finally stole what she wanted and she’s afraid you’re going to take everything back,” Della explained. “It’s good she’s scared. Maybe she’ll keep her damn mouth shut from now on.”
I sighed, picking up her phone. “Let me see what the comments are saying,”
Della snatched the phone before I could look. “No. Don’t torture yourself like that.”
I raised an eyebrow. “You know I have a phone too,” I said, picking up my phone. “I need to know what everyone is saying about this.”
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“No, you don’t. You already know what they’re saying,” Della said, softening her tone. “But suit yourself.”
I frowned as I scrolled through the comments. “The comments are divided,” I muttered, and Della leaned over to read with me.
@SilverHowl: So, Viki’s a homewrecker? Yikes. Talk about embarrassing.
@RoseFur: The ex-Luna got what she deserved. The weak cannot rule a pack.
@RoyalPaw: Beta’s daughter or not, she disrespected Luna and Alpha, she needs to be punished.
@GoddessMark: Can you blame her? An omega should never be Luna. What was Alpha thinking?
Della finally snatched the phone from me. “Alright, that’s enough.”
“Goddess, she’s so infuriating,” I groaned. “She didn’t even say my name properly. She called me ‘Luna Talia’ like I wasn’t part of the pack, like I didn’t used to be her Luna.”
“Because she knows that is the only way she can justify what she did,” Della said. “You’re the true Luna, but Jason is allowing her to talk like this, just emboldens her disrespect for you and proves he doesn’t respect you either.”
I nodded slowly. “That’s the worst part.”
Jason let this be said about me, broadcast to the packs, and he hadn’t stopped it. It hurt. Not because I wanted him back, but because our entire relationship had been a lie.
I took a deep breath and smiled. “You know what we need?”
“What?” Della asked as she angrily ate her the last of her eggs.
“Something fun that would provide photos for the pack gossip pages.’
“Wait, are you talking about what I think you’re talking about?”
“Yes,” I said, already heading for the door. “Shopping. I need to get dresses for Fangvale right?”
“That’s the Talia I know,” Della whooped and grabbed my arm. “Let’s go. Shopping awaits!”
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