From Rejected Luna To Lycan Queen (Eloise and Edward) novel Chapter 376

Chapter 376 Years Of Abuse

Chapter 376 Years Of Abuse

ZARA

He reached for his tumbler, lifted it and tipped back, and downed the rest of the bou swallow all without breaking eye contact. His throat worked once before he set the empty gladower without breaking eye contact.

Oh

That did something to me I did not have time to unpack.

Heat flooded my face so fast it made my ears ring. “Fuck you, Cassian.” I grumbled

He nudged thumpty glass aside. “That’s the plan.”

“Keep dre

“Oh,

M

tle darling,” he said, voice lazy and smug. “I already am.”

t dry. I crossed my legs under the table, trying to play it off like I wasn’t suddenly very y inch of space between us. I sat there, dazed, heart racing, lips tingling from a kiss that happened. Heat crawled back up my neck as I remembered we weren’t alone

at across from us, quiet, watchful, his expression unreadable in that calm, steady way of his aim, Dorian looked composed as ever, but his attention was very much on me. And Hades, at some While I’d been busy internally combusting, had taken his seat again after taking our plates to the

s still pretending I hadn’t almost melted into the floor from embarrassment not even five seconds her when Hades spoke.

Did you get the flowers?”

The question hit me sideways.

Flowers?

My brain just… stalled. Like I’d stepped where there was supposed to be ground and found air instead

Why was he asking me that? How did he even know about them?

My thoughts started to spin. Slow at first. Then faster. Like one of those teacup rides you can’t get off even when you’re already nauseous.

The table went still.

I glanced at Dort explain what is

Hart he

sce for something-guilt, amusement, anything to

aly one who knew I’d gotten them

The air left my lungs. Not because he’d yelled. Not

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because he’d stepped toward me. But because I’d heard that tone before

Different man.

My pulse roared in my ears, my body going cold and hot all at once. My brain knew it was Hades

in front of me-not Kyle-but my nervous system didn’t care. It only knew danger used to sayot be he

1 took a small step back before I could stop myself. And the second I did, something in his expression cracked. It was so unlike Kyle’s Hate-filled gaze I found myself wanting to reassure him.

“He used to leave things like that,” I blurted, the words spilling out before I could stop them. Maybe I s needed to say it out loud. Maybe I needed to remind myself this was now, not then. I didn’t know how cope with my trauma but seeing it affecting someone else made me want-no.need to fix this.

“Kyle. My late husband. He’d leave little gifts like that when he messed up.” I shrugged, like that explained everything.

But how did you explain ten years of abuse to a room full of men? I wasn’t in on?

“Flowers… what?”

My stomach dropped so hard I had to grip the edge of the table. The wine threatened to come back up

Hades shrugged like he had no idea I was seconds from spiraling into orbit. “I sent you the tulips. I thought you might like them.”

The room tilted. The note.

Couldn’t stay away.

Las in… Liam. It had to be Liam.

Right?

“Your name doesn’t start from L. though…” I said and he nodded. “Yeah it was my middle name, Lionel

My pulse roared in my ears.

Not Liam.

Hades.

What. The. Actual, Fuck

My brain was doing full Olympic-level gymnastics trying to make that make sense,

“You sent them? My voice came out thin and tight. like it had to squeeze past something sharp in my

trout.

Hades frowned slightly. “Did your non like them?”

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“No,” I said automatically.

The silence that followed dropped like a stone.

Hades flinched like I’d slapped him. He clenched his jaw tightly for a moment like he was deboding something and once he made some kind of decision he pushed back from the table and stood

“I’ll give you space then.”

My mouth opened and closed as I scrambled for something-anything-to fix this. I wanted to explain myself, but doing that would only lead to more questions. Questions I wasn’t ready to answer. But log lost to the sick twist in my chest.

“Hades, wait!”

I caught up to him at the front door, reaching for his arm just as he got there. He didn’t turn to look at me but he did stop.

That had to be a good sign…. right?

I dragged a hand down my face. “Don’t leave Please. Let me explain.”

He turned slowly to face me, expression guarded, expectant. My nerves lit up all at once and I bit my lip.

“I didn’t know they were from you.”

His brow furrowed. “You didn’t?”

I shook my head quickly. “I would have loved them if I knew, Hades. I swear.”

He frowned again, dark eyes searching mine.

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