The Fake Luna: Marked By The Alpha King

Chapter 211: Chapter 211 The truth no one believed

My words were barely out of my mouth when Aria’s entire demeanor shifted.

Her tone went from icy to mocking in an instant, and her gaze slid past me to focus on something—someone—behind me.

My blood went cold.

*No. No, she couldn’t be—*

I spun around, and there she was.

Clara stood about ten meters away, her face sheet-white, her amber eyes wide with shock and pain. She looked like I’d just driven a knife straight through her chest.

*How long has she been standing there?*

My wolf stirred uneasily, guilt churning in my gut. But it wasn’t the sharp, unbearable guilt I should have felt. It was just... hollow. Distant.

Because even as I stared at Clara—the woman I’d chosen over my True Mate, the woman I’d sacrificed everything for—all I could think about was Aria.

Aria, who was standing behind me with that cold, triumphant smile.

Aria, who held every piece of my future in her hands.

"Clara..." My voice came out rough, strangled. I didn’t know what to say.

What *could* I say? Every word I’d just spoken had been the truth.

"You really want to divorce me?" Clara’s voice trembled, barely above a whisper. She was trying to keep her composure, but I could see her hands shaking.

"You’d abandon Marcus? To be with that—that *woman* who destroyed your family?"

I felt my throat tighten. My wolf was snarling at me, torn between two impossible choices.

On one hand, Clara. The woman who’d saved my life when I was seventeen. The woman I’d built my entire world around for over a decade.

On the other hand, Aria. My True Mate. The bond I’d rejected, the connection I’d tried to bury, the woman who’d burrowed so deep into my soul that I couldn’t breathe without her anymore.

I couldn’t look at either of them. My gaze dropped to the ground, my chest heaving.

"Yes," I finally said. The word tasted like ash in my mouth. "Clara, I’m sorry..."

"I can’t lie to myself anymore. I can’t keep lying to you either." I forced myself to meet her eyes. "The person I love now... is Aria."

The silence that followed was deafening.

Then Aria’s voice cut through it like a whip.

"Ethan Holt, you are hands down the most talented actor I’ve ever met. You’re also the most revolting excuse for a man I’ve ever had the misfortune of knowing."