The Rise Of The Ugly Luna novel Chapter 125

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JARIS

Something was wrong with me.

I might need help for real this time.

Because why the hell was I motivated by the face of just one person when i was up there?

The task had been extremely difficult. It was enough to make even the strongest Alpha give up Zarek was grate strong to have held on to the end, like me.

People kept praising me for how effortless I made it seern. I didn’t show any sign of weakness during my time there Buy they didn’t know what went on in my head.

While I was pulling the heaviest weight I’d ever had to deal with in my life, I was tempted to give up. But a constant face kept playing in my mind.

I kept picturing her large green eyes smiling at me, urging me to stay strong. When the weight seemed too much, imagined how disappointed those very pretty eyes would be.

I didn’t want to disappoint her, and as funny as it sounded, that was the one thing that kept me going

And when I finished and approached my seat on the stage, the happiness in her eyes did crazy things to me.

It suddenly made the ache I felt in my limbs feel useless. It made me feel like everything was worth it and if I had to, radot all over again just to watch that very happiness on repeat.

She was beautiful. Too gorgeous. Being genuinely happy for me seemed like a rare sight.

So, I needed help. Lyric Harper was starting to do things I didn’t understand to me.

When the event came to an end, I had to go meet up with the Elders as they’d mentioned having something important to tell me.

I went with Lyric who was still giddy with excitement, and it was all I could do not to hold her hand.

No. What if she freaked out?

Reaching the door of the meeting room, one of the Elders was already waiting outside.

“Congratulations once more, Alpha Jaris. That was a spectacular move,” he beamed, extending his hand for a handshake which I took.

He turned to Lyric. “Uh… Luna Lyric, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait out here for him.”

I looked at him with surprise. “Why can’t she go in with me?”

“I’m sorry, Alpha Jaris, but what we have to say in there is quite confidential.”

“It’s fine,” Lyric said with a smile that was genuine enough to tell me she wasn’t offended in any way. “I’ll just wait by the car she directed at me.

I followed the Elder in as she walked away.

There were voices coming from the room, and I stopped in the middle when I came face to face with Zarek. He was clearly done talking with the Elders and was making his way out. But I stood in the said way.

“Alpha Jaris.” His lips lifted in a smirk. “Will you accept my congratulations?”

My eyes held nothing of the fake mirth he had in his.

“It’s a good thing you asked, and no.”

He gave a casual shrug. Gods, I wanted to punch him. If there weren’t so many eyes on us right now…

He might’ve done the right thing by confessing to what he did, but he was an asshole for going along with it in the first place. So, what if he didn’t get to know Lyric and see her to be a nice person? He wouldn’t have confessed, and I’d have spent my whole life degrading Lyric for something she didn’t do.

“It’s just the two of us now, huh?” He chuckled. “Why don’t you just do us both a favour and step down for me, Jaris? You know what the last trial will be about. It’ll be bloody.”

“And I think we already know whose blood will be on the floor.”

He scoffed, but I could see he was getting pissed.

“You know,” he stepped closer to me. “I won’t go soft on you in any way. From birth, I’ve been meant to sit on this throne. I grew up visiting the Capital often and looking forward to the day I’ll be King. I won’t let you take it from me, Jaris. I deserve it more than you do.”

I wanted to laugh in his face. The asshole was delusional.

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“Tsk. Tsk. It looks like you’re worried,” I tilted my head to the side. “You’re trying so hard to make me back down because

you know you’ll be nothing against me on the final trial. And you dare tell me you deserve the throne more than I do? With this cowardice of yours?”

“Please, gentlemen!” One of the Elders called from behind.

They couldn’t hear what we were saying, but they must be able to tell it couldn’t be something good.

Zarek’s eyes burned like coals, my words clearly hitting him in the wrong spot.

I smirked as I walked past him, making sure to hit his shoulder with mine in the process.

Soon, it was just me and the Elders in the room.

They congratulated me for the nth time on my amazing performance.

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