The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 435

Chapter 435: Chapter 435 Will Never Let You Go

She paused, watching his expression carefully.

But the moment she uttered the first few words of her refusal, Lance’s mind went blank. His head buzzed, and it felt as though lightning had struck him. His chest seemed to shatter into a thousand pieces, leaving him frozen in shock as her words sank in.

Lance’s eyes widened as he stared at Addison in disbelief. He looked flustered and frightened at the same time. Deep down, he wanted to run, before he had to hear the rest of her words, but his feet refused to move. All he could do was look at her pleadingly, silently begging her to stop.

He wasn’t ready to let go of his feelings for her, not yet. Even though she already had three fated mates, he had still clung to a fragile hope. After all, she was destined to become the future Alpha King of their kingdom.

Multiple partners weren’t impossible... and since she already had three, why couldn’t there be one more? He had hoped she might soften toward him, if only for the sake of their shared childhood.

But now she was telling him to move on. How could he possibly do that so easily? Since when were feelings something that could be commanded? If it were that simple, would he have suffered this much, followed her this far, while watching her stand so close to other men?

His possessiveness and jealousy refused to quiet down, no matter how hard he tried to suppress them, but still, he held on.

"Addie... don’t..." Lance’s voice came out hoarse, almost a plea, as he staggered back a step. "Don’t say it. I won’t listen... I don’t want to..."

His words dissolved into a broken mumble as he turned away without another glance. Then he walked off briskly, leaving Addison standing there, startled and completely caught off guard.

She had only wanted to lessen the pain for both of them. She thought ending it clearly would be kinder in the long run. But it was obvious now, Lance wasn’t ready to accept her decision. And for the first time, she didn’t know what else she could possibly do.

She almost went after Lance, but a burning stare prickled at her back. Instinctively, Addison turned around. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Levi was looking straight at her.

The moment she met his eyes, he jolted in surprise and hastily looked away. But by then, Addison was already walking toward him. That only made him fluster more. He feared she might misunderstand, think he had been watching her every move, think he was monitoring her, and she might feel uncomfortable because of him. His fist tightened as he tried to suppress the restless turmoil in his chest.

Then a soft hand covered his knuckles.

"Why are you feeling restless?" Addison asked softly.

She drew his clenched hand up toward her face and gently rested her cheek against his palm, acting a little cute as she looked at him, seeking to calm him without saying another word.

Seeing her like this, Levi felt the restless turmoil in his chest slowly ebb away. In its place came an unfamiliar, itching warmth, like his heart was being lightly scratched by a mischievous kitten. Addison was clearly acting cute on purpose, just to reassure him, and he knew it.

As a man, he understood exactly what Lance was thinking. And he wasn’t magnanimous enough to sympathize with it.

The mate bond was a blessing bestowed by the Moon Goddess herself, something no one had the right to challenge. Even with three of them already bound to Addison, he could barely tolerate Zion and Maxwell. Anyone beyond that was completely beyond his limit.

Still, unlike Zion and Maxwell, who might have already erupted in rage at the mere sight of Lance coveting their mate, Levi forced himself to restrain his wolf and remain rational.

But to claim he wasn’t jealous would be a lie.

Lance had been Addison’s childhood sweetheart. He had known her the longest. They had shared years of history, laughter, and hardship. And if not for the abduction six years ago, if not for the discovery of her fated mates... Lance might very well have already been her betrothed.

But her fated mates had arrived at just the right time, and the bond of childhood had long been rendered insignificant. In the face of a true mate bond, a gift from the Moon Goddess herself, everything else naturally came second.

Her gaze sharpened with quiet authority. "Unless you decide you no longer want me... I will never let you go."

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