Chapter 40


    "They took my mate from me," Elias said, motioning to Nn and Mason.


    "She ran away from you, you bastard," Nn snapped. His face drained slightly as his eyes shifted to


    the man. "I apologize," Nn said immediately. The man only shrugged.


    "Well, did she?" he asked. Nn nodded.


    "She ran away from him and came here to us because Elias was abusing her," Nn exined.


    "How?" the man said shortly, getting to the point.


    "Emotionally, physically, take your pick. Just look at her, and if you want physical proof, check her


    corbone. He was sleeping with other women, she was constantly getting hurt... she came to us after


    they mated and she realized that she couldn''t stay with him," Nn answered respectfully.


    "How do you know the girl?" the man asked shortly again, turning to look at me this time. I was still


    sniffling, trying to hold in my sobs as I watched the scene unfold before me.


    "Nova is my twin sister. I''m Lycan, but the trait passed her," Nn exined. Elias'' father knelt in front


    of me and eyed me over curiously. Then he did something I didn''t expect...


    He smiled at me.


    And it was a genuine smile, too. The corner of his eyes wrinkled slightly as his straight, white teeth


    shed me.


    "May I?" he asked kindly, motioning to my shoulder. I sniffled and lowered my legs to a crisscross


    position as I nodded. As soon as the man touched me, Elias growled loudly. The crowd scattered as


    the man pulled the edge of my shirt low enough to see the scar. Elias'' father sighed and helped me to


    my feet. I was now standing in the middle of the clearing with Elias'' father as Mason, Nn, and Elias


    stood around us.


    "Nova, right?" he asked me kindly. I nodded quickly, feeling a bit embarrassed that he was still holding


    onto my hands. "Who did this to you?" he asked. My eyes shifted over to Elias just in time to see his


    face fall. I looked at my feet as a faint blush crept into my cheeks. I wasn''t a shy person, but I was


    embarrassed that this is how I was meeting Elias'' father. I wanted his parents to see me as a strong


    and independent individual. Instead, I was caught sobbing and cowering.


    "E-Kendra," I stuttered. I mentally cursed myself. The man''s face grew hard before he turned to Elias. I


    found myself taking an involuntary step away from him. His face scared me when he was angry and I


    wasn''t proud of that fact.


    "You left her alone with Kendra? Did it not ur to you that Kendra would stop at nothing to keep you


    and the title of Luna? Son, I know I warned you about that when you chose her as a bride when you


    turned 25 years old. I told you to wait and you didn''t want to listen," Elias'' father scolded. He sighed


    before he turned back to me with a softer face. "Nova, do you want to back to Rigor Moon with my


    son?" he asked. I nced at Elias quickly before lowering my head. My heart was telling me to stop


    this, to go back with Elias and let him prove himself to us, but my head knew better. I couldn''t be with


    him until he proved himself. I couldn''t allow myself to open myself up to get hurt by him again. I didn''t


    want to. My head was winning in the tug-of-war on what to do. Hesitantly, I shook my head. I knew I


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