The Rise Of The Ugly Luna novel Chapter 6

"Jaris, you're here." Isolde said with relief. "Please, meet Alpha Bennett of Ravencrest. This is his daughter we talked about."

I'd stopped breathing since he walked in. In that moment, nothing else, other than the pain in my chest seemed to exist.

Memories I'd been fighting so hard to stay buried reared their ugly heads at me. And the name 'Princess' echoed in my head, hauntingly, I wanted to scream.

He had been Jaris? Alpha of Darkspire? I couldn't believe this.

Unlike that night, when he looked at me with those charming eyes and called me beautiful, his eyes were very cold now; devoid of emotion. He didn't look like the man I'd wanted to spend an extra day with. He looked ruthless, like a man I wanted to run as far away as possible from.

Now it made sense. That night, he'd only been sweet 'cause he wanted to deceive me. Oh, how foolish I had been. And how he must have laughed at me when I laid my head on his chest. He must have been disgusted too.

I contemplated running. I didn't want to be with him; didn't want to be his Luna.

But before I could make a move, he walked away, not without giving me an icy stare.

Luna Isolde looked taken aback and embarrassed.

"Um. Ex-Excuse me." She went after him.

Father and I returned to our seats. But unlike hm, I was battling to hold back my tears.

It hurt. So so bad. He had been a monster like everyone else and deceived me. I never thought I'd see him again.

I suddenly realized how disrespectful he had been to father. My father was an older Alpha, yet he hadn't even acknowledged him.

My head was a jumbled mess. I couldn't do this.

I rose to my feet and started toward the door.

"Lyric?" Dad's voice halted me. "Where are you going?"

When I looked at him, I suddenly didn't have the courage to tell him I was done with this.

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