Chapter 80


    Chapter 80


    Avery


    “Dante! What are you doing? I am your mother!” Madam Romanos shouted at the top of her lungs as


    her eyes red at both Dante and I.


    For some reason, I wanted to smile mockingly but I held back the urge.


    “What are you still waiting for?” Dante asked as he directed his dangerous gaze at Luca. He did not


    even spare


    his mother a glimpse.


    Since madam Romanos refused to leave, Luca had to knock her out before he could take her to her


    room. Savina was dragged to the dungeon too.


    Savina’s shrill pleas and screams was still resounding in my ear after they left.


    I wondered if she ever thought about the consequences of her daring action.


    I don’t know if she thought madam Romanos was her immunity. Even Madam Romanos had to bow


    down in front of Dante.


    He wasn’t the lycan king for nothing.


    She had the guts to scheme against Dante. If that wasn’t courage, I don’t know what is.


    She had ignored his reputation of being ruthless.


    Savina was like a moth going into the fire with no care for her life.


    I feel like she had the absurd idea that Dante would fall in love with her if I left due to the image she


    staged in the bedroom I and Dante shared.


    She was a risk taker.


    The living room became more quieter as soon as they left.


    Dante was still holding me tight and I was not able to dislodge.


    I looked around.


    The kids were not here. Before I stormed out in my grief, I had left them alone with Madam Romanos


    when I went to the bedroom I and Dante shared to deliver his meal.


    “Where are the kids?” I asked.


    I was not at ease with the absence of my pups. I wasn’tfortable.


    “Luca took them to their room to rest.” His maic voice replied.


    I nodded.


    My back was pasted on Dante’s chest so I could not see his face.


    “Dante. I don’t want secrets that can be potentially da mning to be between us.” I started,


    “Communication is key.”


    “Yes.” Dante’s voice vibrated through his chest and I felt every rise and fall of his tone from my back.


    I felt like Dante is less angry now. The pesky flies that had been buzzing everywhere was nowhere to


    be found.


    “When I saw you in bed with Savina, I was angry and I felt like leaving. Thank the goddess for Luca, he


    made me reconsider. He highlighted the suspicious areas for me.” I observed every inch of the


    furnitures my eyes can reach as I spoke.


    Dante was silent for a second before he gave a reply to what I had said.


    “I know.”


    When I heard his words, the serious mood I had mustered up vanished like illusory smoke.


    Unconsciously, a smile tugged at my lips.


    I smacked his hand that was around my waist softly.


    “Don’t use that word or that tone with me. It sounds like an executionmand. I can’t unsee what just


    happened.” My eyes tw inkled as I joked.


    His ‘I know’ was iconic.


    It was like the call of death.


    He hummed and I felt his aura turn softer. I could not see his face but I knew he was less moody


    naturally.


    I nuzzled closer to him.


    I wanted to do all the speaking for now.


    Before today, Dante had always been putting in efforts. The days I did not want to say much, he makes


    sure he fills 80% of our conversations with his words.


    That meant a lot to me.


    I was ready to show thanks now that he is not in the mood to converse.


    I waved my hands in front of my face to signal the joke was over.


    “Dante, I know we have been dating for a period of time. It is neither too long or too short. You did not


    like the fact that I was running away from you.” I resumed my stare at the furnitures and their designs.


    “Yes. I sometimes wonder why you always ran from me. I thought my ruthless reputation got to you.”


    Dante was willing to say a couple more words now.


    I was happy because I felt like his anger was mellowing.


    I could talk about our rtionship and at the same time, I would cool my lycan down. It was worth it. It


    was killing two birds with one stone.


    I shook my head, “You weren’t the reason. You are a good man.” I paused as I smiled trickily before I


    turned around a bit so I could kiss his cheek, “Or rather, you are a good lycan. Me escaping from you


    and our mating bond is because of my past experiences.”


    The aura around Dante that had softened immediately regained its hardmess. I was speechless but I


    was happy at the same time.


    “Did anybody hurt you? I will rip them apart!” Dante growled and his hands that were like iron bands


    tightened.


    I was happy that he was enraged for my case but I have thrown all that to the back of my mind now.


    This was the evidence of my growth.


    I could look at my past without agonizing about how I behaved or how other people behaved.


    I havee into terms with it.


    I feel sad sometimes but overall, I did not let my past imprison me anymore.


    Although bits of my character and my behaviors had evolved into something that was different from the


    original, I was still myself deep down..


    At least, my habit of acknowledging my mistakes haven’t changed.


    “Hold your horses Dante, it is all in the past.” I said before turning to face him, “Do you think the


    solution


    to all the people that offended me is for you to rip them apart?” I am sure the world’s poption would


    not be far from dwindling then.”


    He did not reply.


    “I disliked the mate bond. I even took wolfsbane so that my werewolf senses towards mates would be


    dulled.” A nostalgic look crossed my eyes.


    That time, I thought my life was already unfortunate.


    I had lost my mother and the pack disliked me.


    Only Sadie and my wolf, Silver was there as my pirs of support.


    Now, my wolf was in hibernation and Sadie had turned into something I can not recognize.


    The old Sadie was gone.


    It was like my present self had undergone a rewrite.


    Still, as I lost people, I found people too.


    In the long run, I did not lose at all.


    “Why?” Dante asked.


    He did not say much but his question warmed my heart.


    “I was rejected by my first mate in front of the pack. I don’t know if you would understand my pain. I


    would like to understand.” My voice was level and I tapped my fingers on Dante’s arms to keep my idle


    hands busy.


    “I can’t. I did not go through what you experienced.” His reply was like his current state. Short and


    concise.


    I stopped tapping his arms, “You are right, you can not understand but I appreciate you trying to know


    me better. It goes a long way. I lived an unsatisfactory life and I thought having a mate will change


    that.” Iughed wryly, “It didn’t. Nobody wanted an omeg―”


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    “Stop. Don’t say such things next time or my punishment would be severe. I want you and no person orThis content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    thing would change that. You are beautiful, both inside and outside. Those that think otherwise are


    blind.” Dante interrupted me.


    His hands tightened and I sucked in a gasp. He released his hold a whileter and my breathing


    settled.


    He turned me around in his arms so that I would be facing him.-


    He caressed my lip. I ignored the shiver that ran through me in a sh.


    “Say it with me. Anybody that didn’t want you is blind.” Dante ordered.


    He wasn’tmanding me in his capacity as my second chance mate, he was ordering me as both my


    mate and the ruthless lycan king.


    I waspelled to obey. His authority and care called for my obedience.


    I was not allowed to disobey.


    “Anyone that didn’t want me is blind.” I repeated.


    He gave a satisfied smile once I was done.


    “I had been longing for a mate for so long that the rejection devastated me. That was when I met you


    and we had a thing together.” As I mentioned our one night stand, my cheeks burned.


    Dante’s smile grew more feral and his fingers that were rubbing my lips pressed down for a second


    before he let go.


    His action sent another numb feeling racing down my spine.


    “I ran back to my former pack and tried to blend back into my former life despite the pain but even if I


    didn’t look for trouble, trouble found me.” I smiled but my smile was cold, “My first mate had already


    acknowledged his second chance mate but he wanted me to be his mistress because of my pretty


    face.” Dante’s eyes reddened and I wrapped my hands around him.


    I wanted to tell him more about me but I was not willing to see the hard work I had done go down the


    drain.


    “I didn’t have a chance to disagree. Later I discovered I was pregnant and various events led to my


    current situation.” I stared into his eyes so he can see my seriousness, “I don’t think I would have left


    even after seeing you in bed with Savina. I would have done something drastic without considering


    your prowess and status as the lycan king.”


    Dante released one of his hands that was holding me to softlyb through my hair with his fingers.


    The tingling sensation I got dissolved my weird mood. I did not even know when the strange mood


    came.


    “Dante, I am really possessive. I will get jealous if I notice anything amiss and I hate a cheating partner.


    I am obsessive.” I said.


    I felt a little bit vulnerable as I expressed my desires.


    The love I could give before I went through all the painful experiences I had gotten might have been the


    kind that would have beenbeled a pure affection but now, everything had changed.


    The dark ‘what ifs’ whirling in my mind is causing me to sink my fangs into every love that is expressed


    to me.


    I was in too deep and now, I am unable toe out.


    I was not ashamed of myself. Still I wonder if Dante could ept the twisted love I give. I wonder if he


    would ept the only type of love I can give.


    Dante stopped stroking my hair and he drew me into his arms totally.


    His warmth almost made my eyes sting but no tears came out.


    I tightened the arms I wrapped around him.


    “Don’t worry. We are the same.” Dante’s breathes made my ears red. He was speaking directly into my


    ears.


    Happiness filled me at his words. I felt like I had the strength to leap around.


    He was right. We are the same.


    We would enjoy our obsessive love together.