Chapter 161

"Did a truck run you over?""Ah!" I screamed, hands clenched against my chest as I struggled to catch my breath. "You fucking scared me, Koralie." I spoke, voice weak."What's up with you?""I really need to change my password." I ignored her, slumping slowly onto the couch as I winced in pain.Every part of me ached. Every inch of my skin.I'd dropped Dane off at his house, hoping he'd get enough rest from all he had been through, then come home to an empty house, rest enough and possibly recover before heading to work… even though I knew deep down that it would be impossible.He had warned me about his primal fever, but if I were to do it all over again, I would willingly give myself to his beast.As long as it made him feel better."What the hell happened to you?" Koralie yelled, brows furrowed as she sat next to me on the couch, her gaze trailing across the wounds on my arms and legs.I shifted uncomfortably, adjusting my clothes, but Koralie slapped my hands off."Fuck, ouch!" I

Chapter 162

The minute I stepped out of the car, I rushed as fast as I could into the house—even though my fastest was me limping against the wall.And just as I’d thought, the moment the doors opened, a brutal wave of cold crashed through me. Icy.I pushed through, shivering through the walls until my eyes fell on a huge figure, balled on the ground, groaning in pain.“Dane…” I called, shivering.I crouched on the floor next to him, his body as icy as the Artic.His fever had gotten worse. Even more intense than whatever happened in his office. Yet he told me he was better.Lied to me that all he needed was rest and even when I insisted on staying by his side all night, he refused.Lied that what I saw was the entirety of it.“Why?” I cried, immediately wrapping as much as I could find all over him but nothing calmed his icy skin.I knew what must be done.“No…” His teeth clattered violently. “I’ve put you through a lot, not anymore.”“You lied to me, Dane!” I yelled, lifting my shirt off as col

Chapter 163

Dane’S POVGoddess, no!I ran my hands through my hair, head spiralling, gaze fixed on her on the bed. Naked, weakened and scarred.All because of me.For three days, I had lost my sanity. Done terrible things to her. Things I'd have never imagined doing."Fuck!"I buried my head between my palms, guilt washing over me like a constant shower.The one person I had sworn to protect with my life was lying on the bed, weak from having endured everything I'd done to her in my state of insanity."Hmm…" A silent whimper left her lips. Her eyes twitched.I stood still, rigid.My mind wandered. Whether to run out of the room or to stay and face her. But how would I live with myself when she opened her eyes and saw the monster who had inflicted all those wounds on her?If so much as a flicker of fear crossed her face, I knew I wouldn't be able to live with myself.I'd be miserable."Dane?" Her soft voice called, weak but clear enough.My heart dropped to the bottom of my chest, pounding hard ag

Chapter 164

Aurelia’S POV"Please don't bother about it." Dane immediately added, taking my hands into his. "This shouldn't place any pressure on you whatsoever."Pressure.The idea of marking Dane and making our union official wasn't a pressure. It was bound to happen either way.It was something we'd gone back and forth on over and over again.There was no need to be scared. It was bound to happen.Right.Hopefully before the next crimson moon.After the incident with Amelia, I knew I was in safe hands with Dane. Our wedding shouldn't be difficult and besides, quite a number of people already knew we were together. Yet there was still a part of my heart that dropped whenever the thought crossed my mind.Making things official with Dane was the sweetest thing that could ever happen, but the thought of the huge responsibilities that came with it?I shook the thought from my head and forced a smile. "Will you call one of your doctors to take me off the drip?"I had to leave. To rest and to process

Chapter 165

"You're back!" Zoey mumbled from beneath the heavy weight of files stacked in front of her face as she walked into my office with Vivienne following behind, carrying nothing."I wonder why you get to take days off whenever you please." Vivienne rolled her eyes, picking a single file from the pile Zoey struggled to carry.I watched her flick through it, roll her eyes and place it back on Zoey's pile."You know you could've just helped with these, right?" Grunting, Zoey rolled her eyes before dropping them on the table with a loud thud.I exhaled.So much work to do."Well, that's your job, not mine." Vivienne sneered.She might have become a better person and taken accountability for her previous actions, but it hadn't changed her character in any meaningful way.Only that she was now a little more tolerable, having stopped being an outright bitch."Where were you off to this time?""Somewhere." I answered.

Chapter 166

I stormed into the Davenport estate, eyes reddened from unshed tears with hands balled into fists at my sides.I had walked in with just one reason.To bring Charlotte to justice.And I wasn't leaving until I did exactly that."What's going on?" Fiona rushed down to the main room, brows furrowed as she scanned her surroundings, mentally counting the number of police officers gathered around me. Her eyes widened with shock.Bringing the police into the Alpha King's residence wasn't just a bold move. It could be considered a death sentence.The Alpha King's family had always been above the law. They were the rulers of the land, revered by every community and authority.Walking into the police station and requesting the arrest of a Davenport was no easy thing. It was seen as foolishness. A death sentence.Initially, the head officer had refused my request until I cited the written law to him and threatened to sue the station.