Claimed By My Husband's Enemy novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Chapter 76

(Creed)

Elianna’s heart was breaking. And it was no longer because she was trapped. I heard it all through the necklace. She was shaken. Deep inside her playful and sometimes vicious armor laid a very soft heart within. Right now, that heart was in pieces.

All three of us lived in gray for the past years, it seemed. The only difference was that Richards chose to be stuck in gray. He embraced the darkness and lost the colors when he refused to set her free. He had chosen to be in pain with her.

Maybe Richards truly loved Elianna, in his own dark way. But the fact that he manipulated her again using their bond to make her come to him was unforgivable. He should have given her the right to choose where and who she wanted to be with. He stripped her off her freedom again. Worse, he chained her up. He was back to treating her like an expensive pet.

On another day, if my mate was not involved, I could have sympathized with him. But I could not find any sympathy in me when I was on the brink of losing my own family because of him. Did he really think I would allow him to play house with Eli? To become my child’s father? The mere thought of it was enough to make me want to decapitate him regardless of his story.

I was not stealing anything from him. I was merely taking what was rightfully mine. Eli may used to be his wife, but she was always destined to be mine. No witches and fake bonds can change that.

We had already located them. Anson had confirmed their location. Richards surprised the hell out of us for the second time today with his dragon army. The boy was ready to go to war and so was I and the shifters. This would have been over faster had he learned to fight like a man and not involve Eli in this.

None of us could act recklessly after discovering that all the dragons were sired by Richards. We could not attack without making sure that it would not put Eli and our baby into danger.

“Creed…” I heard Eli whisper brokenly as she tightly held onto the pendant of the necklace I gave her. “What am I supposed to do now?”

(Eli)

The pendant of my necklace suddenly felt warm. I pressed it against my chest Before today, I’d always thought that I had about a hundred problems when I was still married to Landon and that our divorce had solved ninety-nine of them. How many times did I wish to drive a knife to his chest over the past years?

The idea that Landon was a villain and a victim at the same time was unthinkable. And here I thought I was done with the revelations.

“Creed, I wish you’re with me right now.”

“I’m with you.”

His voice suddenly rang in my ears. It sounded so close that I thought I was hallucinating. “Where are you?”

“Close. I am always close to you, Vicious.”

I didn’t feel very ‘vicious’ today, I was just tired of all the secrets, the more I heard of them, the more I felt deceived by my own mother. I knew she did it to keep me safe, but the result was the opposite. It exposed me to more danger.

Creed told me about the necklace and how they tracked me through it.

“I’m sorry I escaped,” I whispered.

“Not your fault. I know

you

wouldn’t have done it without being tricked into it. We will get you out of there as soon as we

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Chapter 76

find a way to fight them without hurting you.”

I nodded even if Creed couldn’t see me right now. I kept holding onto the pendant while my other hand was on my belly. “Did you hear it? What Landon told me?”

“Yes.”

I closed my eyes. “What if it’s true that I’m responsible for all this? Because of me, his life was ruined. He suffered.”

“He did, but he could have ended it. He should have known it would not work from the very beginning. Whatever is happening to Richards, he has brought it upon himself.”

“What if he can still be saved? What if he needs help?”

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“He certainly does,” Creed agreed right away. “He needs psychiatric help. If he gets to live after this, we will get him the best doctors in the entire realm.”

He was still unhinged, even now. This was the man I fell in love with. No pretenses, just Creed being in his usual self.

“There are many things you might forget from this day forward, Vicious, but remember that you have a dragon blood in your veins and a werewolf’s strength in your genes. If Richards is using your bond to trick you, you can always do the same.”

I gripped the pendant. “What if I can’t do it?”

“You can do anything you put your heart into, Vicious,” Creed answered with absolute confidence. “When doubt creeps inside your pretty little head, remember the night you showed up at the foundation party and bravely faced the Alpha King. You stood up for yourself. Not a lot of shifters can do that. The supermodel title? You worked hard for it. You earned it. The road was not easy, and you made it through. You swam through the cursed river and survived. Hell, you survived my sister. That itself already says a lot about your strength.” His voice softened when he spoke again. “Most of all, you survived me. If you can conquer me, you can conquer anything.”

Creed’s last line somehow put a smile on my face. I couldn’t believe he added himself on the list of the difficulties he thought I’d face. He had no idea that falling in love with him was the easiest of them all.

“The dragon king is calling me. Before I end this, let me hear your answer again, Vicious. Who owns me?”

“Me,” I answered with pride.

“And you?” Hesitation filled his voice. “Who owns you? Is it still me?”

“Still you,” I sobbed. “Always you.”

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