Chapter 58: You’re still mine...
Selene POV
"W-What do you mean by that?" I stuttered trying to hide the unease I felt.
"Don’t act dumb, Selene...someone like Noah, his first duty is to family before anything. Besides, you can’t promise that he’ll be any different. What will you do when he falls short of all your expectations? Leave him? Runaway like you did? What will you do?"
"Anything other than running into your arms," I retorted holding his gaze "At the beginning of this conversation, I thought you were onto something meaningful but it turns out to be as empty as you are. If you intend to create a divide between...".
"But there’s already a divide, Selene," Kurtis laughed wildly, amusement dancing in his eyes "And you know whose fault it is? Yours! From the moment you agreed to become Noah’s wife...you already created a rift between an uncle and his nephew. When you eventually get pregnant for him... it’ll be worse... The Steele family will never forgive you,".
"Watch what you say!" My chest heaved in agitation as I stared at him, hating everything he was saying while knowing somewhere in my heart that it was true "You have no idea what I had to pass through at the hands of your so-called friend for seven years. Even if I’m paid all the money in the world, I wouldn’t wish that for my worst enemy,".
"But he has changed, Selene..." Kurtis pursued "We could excuse the first time and pin it to the curse being active and all but what is your excuse this time around especially as he has fallen deeply in love with you? Or maybe you had eyes on his brother from the beginning or wait... Is it because of his rank? You’re tired of being a Luna to a mere Alpha ...".
Enraged, I reached out and slapped him hard across his face as anger flashed through my eyes, coursing through my veins. I could feel my eyes moisten with tears as I stared at Kurtis with hatred.
"H-How dare you?" Kurtis growled as he held his smarting cheeks, "Do you know what you have just done?"
"And I will do it a thousand times over," Selene screamed hating the tears cascading down her cheeks.
A small crowd had begun to gather around them.