Claimed By My Husband's Enemy novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Chapter 78

(El)

“The necklace is my only memory of the werewolves, Landon. I’ll be nice, I promise. Just please don’t take this away from me.” I pleaded while covering the pendant from Landon’s probing gaze.

“He tossed out our wedding ring. It’s only fair that I throw away his gift,” he insisted.

“If you take the necklace from me, I will hate you for the rest of my life.”

“You won’t. You won’t even remember this tomorrow.”

When he took another step, I became hysterical. “Creed, hurry please! Get me out of here now-”

Creed’s beast growled. Landon’s eyes narrowed. In an instant, he whispered words that made me unable to move. All I could do was watch as he snatched my necklace away from me.

“You were talking to him behind my back through this? I thought you were going to give me a chance? You lied to me!”

As Landon raised his hand, I shut my eyes and prepared myself for the worst. But it never landed on my face. Instead, he let out a scream full of despair that it made my knees buckle. When I opened my eyes again, I saw him drop the necklace on the floor before crushing it with his foot. I watched as the jewelry broke down to several tiny pieces along with my hopes and dreams of getting away from here.

“You are never getting out of our home, Elianna,” Landon snarled.

I turned my back on him. I’d had enough for the day. But then he grabbed my wrist and stopped me from shutting the door.

“What more do you want from me?” I asked in a weak voice.

“I want everything, Elianna,” he answered, no, he pleaded. Desperation glimmered in his eyes. “I want the old you back. I was wrong and I admit that. But you are never going to give me a chance, are you? You have already chosen. And you are choosing Black.” He pulled his hair as he paced back and forth. “I don’t get it. What more do I have to do for you to choose me? We are mates now. I shouldn’t be begging to be chosen anymore. Why isn’t that happening?”

Landon paused in front of me and gripped me by the shoulders. “How much more do I need to change? What else is it that you don’t like about me? I can change it again. Just tell me, Elianna. I can ask the witches to make it possible. There will be a price, but I’ll handle it. I always do.” He smiled. “I’ve gotten numb to their procedure. Can’t you see that I’m stronger now?”

Red tears streaked down his cheeks. I didn’t know it was possible for my heart to still bleed for the man I hated for years, but it was happening.

“Tell me. Please.”

“Landon-”

“When are you going to look my way? To really see me for all my efforts? All I want is to be your mate. All I want is to hear from you that I’m enough. That I’m finally enough.”

Landon broke down on the floor, looking as devastated as I was. Then again, maybe he had it worse after everything that he put himself through. I found myself on the floor, with my knees bent, reaching for his shoulders. He looked so lost with his head bent down as red tears continued to stream down his cheeks.

Oh, God. What had I done to this man?

Landon Richards was a picture of confidence when we first met. He was charming, witty, and a very smart businessman who knew what he was capable of and what he could bring to the table. He was living a perfect life until I came and turned him

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into this version of himself that even he could not be proud of.

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“I’m so sorry.” I told him over and over again as I cupped his cheeks. The sight of him like this was gripping my heart that I couldn’t breathe properly. “You don’t have to change, Landon. From the very beginning, you didn’t have to change anything about yourself. You didn’t have to endure the witches’ procedure. I loved you as you are. You were incredible as a person, as a man. Once upon a time, we were good together. We complemented each other.”

“Then where did we go wrong?”

“I don’t know. Maybe we lacked communication? Maybe we didn’t trust each other very well. I didn’t tell you about my curse before we got married. And you didn’t tell me what I became during the curse.”

“I didn’t want to tell you about your mate. I didn’t want you to be curious about him. I was afraid.”

“Me too. I was afraid you wouldn’t want me anymore if you heard about the curse.”

“With or without it, I would have fallen for you anyway. I wouldn’t have been able to help it.”

The sincerity in his voice brought more tears to my eyes.

Looking back, there were signs. Landon would come home, maybe after rutting into some woman he didn’t really care about, then he would drink his heart out, and try to hurl insults my way from my parents down to my curse.

He was hurt. That’s why he tried hurting me too. Maybe he was already having a hard time dealing with all the sudden changes in his body then. He was moody and got easily furious with the simplest things.

Another memory of Landon in an ice bath entered my mind. He hated cold showers. He had always preferred warm ones. But for many months in the past, he would have the maid prepare an ice bath for him. I didn’t even know what a rut meant at that time.

I just knew I hated him and in between loving me, he must have hated me too.

Landon raised his chin and captured my gaze, his mismatched eyes making it painful for me to look at him.

“I love you, Elianna. I really do.”

Tears burned my eyes. Because this time, I finally felt it, the love that he was talking about, searing into the bond, begging to be noticed, begging for another chance. But we drifted too far away from each other for so long that it was impossible for me to find my way back to him anymore.

Landon could use his mana and the dragon bond to make me come to him, but at the end of the day, only my body would follow the command and not my heart.

I couldn’t leave the man who pieced me back together and made me whole for the man who had broken me many times.

“Can’t you see it yet, Landon? This love is breaking you. This is unhealthy. This should be stopped. I don’t want to see you hurting anymore. I’m begging you. Stop punishing yourself for something that is not going to work out anymore. Stop hurting yourself.”

He shook his head. “I can’t.”

“Yes, you can. You don’t deserve this. You can still redeem yourself, Landon. It’s still not too late. I will tell everyone not to attack. We can prevent the war from happening. My uncle is the dragon king. He must have a way to heal you. You can start all over again. You can still find someone better. I’m sure there are a lot of women out there waiting for you to just turn around and notice them.”

“You don’t understand. I don’t want anyone else. I don’t want to start anything without you. Let’s start together, Elianna. Join me. Please.” Landon held my face with both of his trembling hands as he pressed his forehead to mine. “I’m sorry, Elianna”

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“I should be the one apologizing this time.”

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“No. It should be me. Because I’m about to turn your worst nightmare into a reality.” Landon’s eyes were still glassy with tears as he looked straight into my eyes. Something was wrong. I didn’t think I would like where this was going. But I couldn’t push him away. He was stronger and he didn’t budge even if I pushed him away. He emitted a red and gold light as he forced me to meet his eyes.

“Forget about all the things about our marriage that hurt you. Only remember the good memories we shared together as husband and wife. Only remember me. Remove everything related to Creed Black in your memory.”

“No,” I begged. I knew this. I’d read this from the spell book. This was a compulsion spell. “Don’t do this to me. Don’t sink this low, Landon.”

I tried closing my eyes, but one command from him and his dragon and my weak body obeyed.

“Open your eyes, Elianna.”

I did.

Landon wiped my tears away. “From this day forward, we are husband and wife. You love me. We just came back from a long trip where we celebrated our wedding anniversary.” His voice cracked. “Our marriage life isn’t perfect, but we are happy. And we are expecting a baby. When you wake up after this, you will greet me with a beautiful smile knowing that you are loved by me, knowing that you love me.”

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