Karen looked at Amoux, who was still asleep on the hospital bed. She sighed and stared at her daughter.
“Almera,” Kairo called her name. She groaned in frustration as she ensured that Kairo would notice how irritable she was that he was with her again. “Do you want me to take care of our daughter? You seem exhausted.” Kairo mumbled.
He regretted everything he told her, and he felt that Almera had finally cut him out of her life, which put him in deep pain silently. “Adam went to the Nightwalker.” He added.
“I will ask for your help once I need it. You shouldn't go near me, or you might get bullied again because of me.” Almera's tone was too cold, which made Kairo almost feel chilled. It's been days, and since Almera went out to the hospital, she didn't even dare to get back in their house anymore.
“I only want to help you. I don't think it's a big deal, Almera.” Kairo felt down even more. He felt unhappy that Almera made him think she didn't like him anymore. It feels like they went back to the year when they found out they were mates, and Almera cut him after she witnessed that he kissed someone else.
“It's a big deal for me because I don't want to be a burden to you. If I were you, I must enjoy the freedom; no one would nag about whatever you needed to do. Nobody would be a bitch to you. You must be thankful that I gave you what I wanted. I won't be a selfish bitch here; you can look at your daughter whenever you want.” Almera kissed her daughter and slowly went to Kairo. She gave her to him, which made Kairo feel more miserable when she acted ruthlessly.
“Bond with her, and give her to me after you're done. I trusted you, our daughter, that's all.” Kairo inhaled when he felt his chest clenched. He felt his eyes form into tears as he accepted their daughter into her hands.
Almera didn't even dare to look into his eyes. Instead, she turned her back on him and continued watching Amoux. Kairo stared at her back as tears slowly entered his eyes and fell on his cheeks. “Tell me, Almera. What should I do to get your forgiveness? I'm sorry, honey. I'm sorry if I'm such a jerk.”
Kairo's wolf was mourning for what their mate was doing to them. He missed her mate, and he forgot everything that she always did for him.
“You don't need to do that for me. You don't need to kneel to get my forgiveness because I already forgive you. I know I'm such a bitch to you, and I understand what you're telling me before I give birth. I realized I don't need a man in my life for now; I want to be happy for myself because what made me hurt was all of my efforts were thrown into the trash because of someone's opinion. If you wanted to have a woman beside you, I would understand it, Kairo.”
“I don't need a man! I need you, Almera. Okay, I'm sorry if I'm stupid that I got affected because of their teasing. I'm sorry that I forgot that you're my only treasure.”
“Your sweet words made me vomit. It's disgusting.” Almera laughed. Yeah, she's a bitch; she knew that! “You always do that. Whenever you did something wrong to me, you always made me feel that I was a special whore to you. Did you miss how I sucked your freaking dick, then started removing your pants, and I will suck it until you finally decide to stay away from me?”
“Have you forgotten that we're married? I don't understand why you were like this!” Kairo tried to stop himself from getting mad, but he failed. He glimpsed at his daughter, and seeing how Almera looked like her made him sad.
He finally admitted his mistake, but why was Almera saying everything he did wasn't enough?
“You don't understand because you are not me. You don't know what I felt because you didn't know how it felt. Kairo, you should be thankful that I finally set you free. You should be happy that this bitch finally freed you.” Kairo gasped, and he bit his lips to stop himself from creating a sob.
“Almera.” They turned around when they saw Adam panting. He saw Jonathan beside him, watching her, which made Kairo growl in jealousy.
“Why did you two go back here? Where's Leah?” Almera stood up and moved closer to them, she sighed, and worry was too evident in her eyes. “Please, don't tell me that she's at the Nightwalker. I don't even know who was there!”
Jonathan moved towards her and caressed her back. She was stunned by what Jonathan was doing to her. “You don't need to worry about my cousin. She's a fighter. I'm sure she finally noticed something wrong inside her pack.”
“Will you please remove your hands on my mate's back? I don't like it when someone tries to get my property.” Kairo held the baby tightly. His eyes glowed in anger after he saw how Almera scoffed at him.
“You shouldn't treat a woman like she's your property. She's not a thing; she's a woman.” Jonathan severely stated before he stepped back. He intentionally glimpsed at Almera, who was blushing in embarrassment.
Kairo didn't react, but he focused on Almera, who avoided his gaze.
“Yeah, we found out that Leah successfully entered the pack. And I discovered that it was Damon. Those guards were all hunters, so I needed Amoux to wake up. I need to ask him if there is something important inside his office. I'm sure that Damon used that office. He's obsessed with Leah.” Almers scratched her forehead. She wished she could turn back at the time; if she knew that Damon would end up like that, she would shoot his head.
“Then, what should we do next? I can't believe that Damon did this to Leah. Oh my! We need to give Alpha Brandon protection! Damon is mad at him for stealing Leah!” Almera exclaimed.
“Yes, we should. Don't worry; I asked for someone's help regarding that.” Adam answered.
They talked about what they should do once Amoux opened his eyes. They're hesitant to tell him the truth, but since he is Leah's husband, they decide to tell him the truth.
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“You should eat, Leah. I don't want you to get hungry. You're the queen here, so I should take care of you.” Damon says. He moved to Leah, and there was a passion in his eyes. He chuckled when Leah didn't even nudge.“Oh, come on. I wouldn't poison you, so you should eat.”
“I'm not hungry anymore,” Leah replied. She tried her best to prevent herself from getting mad. Damon wasn't in his right mind; she knew that! “Where is Lycan Hector? Where is Luna?”
“You are Luna here. Why did you keep asking about her?” Damon sweetly went towards her and hugged her, which made Leah try her best not to flinch. “Good girl,” Damon commented. He laughed and even sniffed her neck.
“Damon, what are you doing?” Leah asked and acted innocent that he didn't know what he was trying to work on. She sighed and acted like she was clear too. “You shouldn't do this, Damon. You know that I'm your cousin's wife.”
“You are Amoux's wife, but I'm sure you will be mine in the end. You will be mine, Leah.” Damon caressed her cheek like a kid. He moved closer to her, and Leah's mouth trembled when Damon's lips claimed her. She could see that Damon was closing his eyes as if he was trying to enjoy the kiss that he was doing.
Leah was surprised when Damon stopped and just rubbed her lips. She saw that there was something inside his eyes that showed. She thought that maybe it was just an imagination.
“You are mine, Leah.” Damon hugged her, and she could hear his heartbeat. She blinked when she felt her tears were going to flow down her cheeks. She felt sad that their friendship was ruined. “I hate you somehow. I was the one who treated you well, but you still ended up with Amoux.” Damon decided to be honest with her.
“Since I was born, I always ended up getting compared to him. Okay, he was a jerk, and I don't know why they liked him. But, when I saw you, I promised that you should be an exception. If Amoux could get anything he wanted, I promise he won't get you. But I don't know what happened to me; I helped him, but there's a part of me that I wanted to tell you about my feelings. I wanted to be honest that I am here, too.”
“I thought it was alright for me, but when I saw you with Alpha Brandon. I couldn't stop myself from constantly thinking about you. This is why Anaya was in the picture. She helped me imagine that you're that I made love for, and I could not stop myself anymore. I feel that I'm not the Damon that I know anymore.”
“This is because of you. You should know that. Maybe, it happened again. My father was like this about Richelle. Did you think why Lycan Hector thinks that Richelle cheated on him? It's because we fell in love with the same woman, and that's what happened to us.”
“If you want to make them safe, I will advise you not to try to run away from me. I'm not even hurting you, so you should enjoy my company.” Damon chuckled. He caressed her back and even planted a soft kiss on her shoulder. “I wanted you, Leah, but I will kill Amoux before I marry you. You're my future queen. If you know what I always imagine about you.”
“D-Damon, please, don't do this. I know that you still care for your cousin.” Leah's voice cracked even though she tried her best to stop crying. She wasn't mad at Damon; she wasn't angry that he did everything for her because she was still her friend.
“What makes you think that I still care for Amoux? I don't have any more, Leah. I don't even think about him when I hit him on the head. Okay, I will tell you I poisoned him, but maybe he was still alive.” Leah gasped when Damon told her everything. She never thought that Damon could do that to his cousin. “It's because of you. Why didn't you even see my effort, Leah? We're both Lycans! Though, I know it's not because he's a Lycan. It's because of the mate bond. I will kill him to cut your mate's bond with him!”
“Damon!” Leah screamed out of her lungs. Damon held her chin and kissed her again. She could almost feel how he sucked her lowered lip. “Don't do this, Damon!”
“I can do everything that he does. I can even make you scream on your bed. I can do that for you, Leah. I will make sure that you will forget him, and you will be mine.” Damon muttered. He claimed her lips once again and grabbed Leah's hair to make her open her mouth. She groaned in pain, which made Damon feel excited even more. He inserted his tongue inside her mouth and devoured her tongue, which made her moan in pain again. Leah felt disgusted by what Damon was trying to do with him. She tried to push him; she tried to fight with him.
Her eyes widened when he felt her neck ache, and he saw that Damon had a syringe in his hands. He chuckled. “Leah, I have dark fantasies. It's because of you I imagine everything. Since I heard you moan. I want you, Leah. Let's see if Amoux still wants you once I fuck you!” Leah couldn't move, and she felt that she would lose consciousness. She needed to run away from Damon.