Chapter 21

Fear and pain twisted inside me, hitched my breath, and throbbed my heart as I stared at his expressionless face. My eyes were looking at his face, but at that very moment, what I was seeing was a monster.

I lowered my gaze to the ground, allowing the tears burning in my eyes to fall freely on the ground.

I heard his footsteps approaching, and my heartbeat quickened, my breath choking as I gulped and closed my eyes.

It was difficult to see him as my mate who would protect and love me. I was frightened and pained because my love for him was still stronger, yet I had to push him away. I had to run away from him with the realization that, in less than a month, he would turn into a beast and devour me like an enemy.

He left his Lycan kingdom and came down to the werewolf world so he could save his people from his deadly curse and put us at risk.

The moon goddess kept giving him mates from his environment, so he is here to make us suffer for his crime, and unfortunately, I was one of the