The Rise Of The Ugly Luna novel Chapter 233

Chapter 233

JARIS

The astonishment that jarred me was forceful. Her question felt like a betrayal to my emotions.

“Why would you be asking about her?”

Xylon answered next. “We’ve just been worried. Have you seen her? Do you think she can visit?*

If it had been someone else and not the kids, only the Moon knew how I’d have reacted.

I straightened up. “You don’t need to ask her about her. We don’t need her in our lives anymore.”

“But why!? We miss her!”

“Stop it, Xyla! Have you forgotten all the things she did? She killed your grandmother. She… She…” My brows furrowed as I tried to search for something else. Oh, yes! “She’s currently with my brother, helping him against us. She left me even before…” I paused, realizing there were certain things the kids didn’t need to know.

Lyric had been nothing but a pain in my life. There was not a single happy memory about her. All she ever caused me was pain. How did I ever stand by her when she was first discovered to be a Siphon? Oh, damn me; I should’ve handed her to the Executioners then. How was I so foolish?

I never should’ve gotten mated to her.

Kael opened the door slowly, peeping in. “The cars are ready.”

LYRIC

There was a ball of nerves deep in my belly; a ball that had been forming from the moment Caden and I left the house.

Even in the car, I tried to beg him to leave me out of this meeting. I didn’t want to meet Jaris.

But the gods forbid Caden miss out on an opportunity to rub me in Jaris‘ face.

The hand holding my purse curled around it so tight as we walked towards the hall. I tried to mentally prepare myself for it. Jaris would be there, along with some of the Alphas I’d known from him. What would his reaction if he sess me with Caden?

Although there was a part of me that’s been eager to see him after all these while, but I was still so nervous.

Caden reached for my hand just before we reached the door. I shot him a questioning look and quietly tried to free my hand from his, but of course, the

son of a bitch wouldn’t let me.

Instead, he looked at me and smiled, letting me know he really loved this game.

There was nothing I could do as we finally walked through the door together.

There was a long table in the room, surrounded with chairs and filled with people. Yet I scoured my eyes long to find him.

My heart dropped into the darkest recess as our eyes locked, an invisible strain hanging between us.

Jaris Dreadmoor. Right in front of me.

for just one person. And it didn’t take me

It was hard not to notice someone like him, when he was the only man whose authority flowed around him like currents. When he had this unmistakeable charm that made people like me want to kneel at his feet.

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Chapter 233

For a fleeting moment, the world didn’t seem to exist anymore; only me and Jaris Dreadmoor.

Something squeezed in my chest when he lowered his eyes to my hand being joined with Caden’s. It was hard not to notice the hatred his eyes passed

onto us.

I lowered my eyes, guilt threatening to eat me up. By the moon, I shouldn’t be here. Not at all.

“Gentlemen!” Caden announced. “I truly hope my lady and I didn’t keep you waiting.”

My hatred for him kept increasing.

I stole another glance at Jaris as Caden led me to the table where I sat beside him.

He’d stopped staring at me, so I seized the opportunity and gave him a good stare. And it wasn’t hard to do when he was sitting across from me.

I couldn’t help but imagine: how has he been for the past three weeks? Has he been able to think clearly without me? I truly hoped siphoning our happy memories was enough to make him not be sad about me.

I wish he didn’t have to look at me with so much hatred, but there was a part of me that felt assured that he wasn’t hurting if he hated me.

Kael was sitting next to him while Nerion stood behind him, observing the place. But I didn’t miss the two of them stealing glances at me. Even some of the high–ranking Alphas looked at me, like they were shocked with my switch.

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