From Rejected Luna To Lycan Queen (Eloise and Edward) novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299 When The Humans Find Trouble

ELOISE.

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There’s a whole container of pens next to the first item, so I pluck one up and slowly make my way down the row of tables, writing Damon’s name for the next open bid on every single item.

When I come to one that’s a weekend getaway in a private ski chalet, I up the current bid from ten thousand to thirty thousand, making sure to carefully print out Damon’s name.

I’ve never skied in my life. And I have no intention of learning. But I’d love to cost that fucker thirty grand just to sit on a couch and sip hot chocolate.

I’m straightening up from writing, when an arm passes in front of my view and a hand rubs across my exposed cleavage.

The touch is so unexpected and so unwelcome, I stumble back.

“Sorry, Miss, didn’t mean to bump you.” The ugly jerk smiles at me as his eyes drop to my chest.

Any fun I was having evaporates.

That was no accident.

As I said, I’ve been to events like this before. And just like my experiences growing up, I know there’s no point in yelling at him. He’d claim it was just an accident. I’d say otherwise. And the crowd—like my parents—will always believe the stupid man. Because everyone always believes the stupid man.

Hot angry tears fill my eyes as I turn away from the table.

I hate it here.

This ballroom.

This unfair sexist world.

I fight the urge to sniffle, pressing my lips together and blinking the moisture from my eyes.

And then I see Damon. Standing across the room. His head cocked, and his lion–gaze locked

on me.

I’m still mad at him for a lot of things, but I don’t have anyone else to go to. And that moment,

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Chapter 299 When The Humans Find Trouble

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what just happened, just flung me so far back into my memories that I don’t even care that he’s standing next to some guests.

I need him.

DAMON.

Fury vibrates down my spine.

“What’s wrong?” One of the few friends I have apart from Sebastian asked, she was the owner of the event too, turns to face the crowd. I don’t know if we should call each other friends or acquaintances. We were in school together. Lily

“Who is that?” I grit the question between clenched teeth.

She follows my line of sight to the man watching Eloise’s ass as she walks away from the auction tables.

“That’s the human mayor’s younger brother. I heard he just moved back to town.”

My knuckles pop as I clench my fists.

“Please don’t kill him here.” Lily knows me too well. Though it’s not like it’s hard to read the distraught look on Eloise’s face. “Please, Damon,” she repeats.

Eloise’s eyes catch mine as she hurries toward me.

“I won’t kill him here,” is all I promise.

Eloise is just a few steps away now, and she spares a weary glance at Lily.

Neither of them says anything, and I watch Eloise work to keep her emotions in check.

I reach out and wrap my hand around the back of Eloise’s neck, my hold on her gentle, even though rage fills my blood as I pull her to me.

Her lips are still set into a hard line when I lean down and softly press my own against her temple.

“I’m sorry,” I whisper.

I promised her safety, and at the first test of my power, I failed.

Blackness edges in on my vision and I kiss her once more.

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I shouldn’t have let her walk through this place alone. I should’ve made a big fucking scene the moment we walked in, so everyone knew exactly who she was. Exactly who she belonged to. But they do, so I want to know what nerve that idiot had and what was a human doing at this gathering? I understand that we have a pact with the mayor who governs the few humans around not to fuck around with them, but he brought his younger brother here?

My eyes scan the room.

I should just slit the throat of every man here and save myself the future hassle. I’m sure most of them deserve it.

When I pull back, Eloise’s blinking even more rapidly. And I feel like an even bigger failure since my attempt at comfort seemed to have the opposite effect.

Lily taps my arm and I look up to see the man walking toward the hallway that leads to the bathroom.

“Stay with Lily,” I tell Eloise, before I press my lips to her temple once more.

I give her neck a light squeeze, looking for a response.

“Okay, Husband,” she whispers.

Husband.

I force myself to let go of her, just as Sebastian and Alexis walk up.

“With me,” I tell Sebastian, and he peels away from his wife, stepping into stride with me.

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