The Alpha's Borrowed Luna (Abigail Hayes) novel Chapter 214

The Alpha’s Borrowed Luna

Chapter 214

KAIUS

I watched her, my heart twisting at the raw anguish in her expression, She clutched at her distended abdomen, her fingers dizzing into the flesh as if she could tear the demon out with her bare hands This was Elowen–my Elowen–broken by guilt and horror at what she had become.

“Just… Get it out of me,” she pleaded, her voice breaking with desperation.

“You didn’t do this; it’s the fault of the thing inside of you, I told her, trying to ease some of the burden she had placed on herself.

“This is what I am. A turned one‘, I did this, Kaius, and… what if it doesn’t stop? Fear clouded her silver eyes, making them seem even more alien than before,

“What do you mean?” I asked, though I already suspected what troubled her.

“What if the lust never seizes, even with the demon out?” The question hung in the air between us, terrifying in its implications.

“He did say you would be able to control it,” I reminded her, trying to sound more confident than I felt. Kieran had claimed many things, not all of them true.

“What if he lied? Or what if I am different? I just can’t… I can’t hurt any other person, I have to be controlled, Kaius. Her gaze drifted to Rowan’s body, fresh horror washing over her features.

“You will be alright.” I forced conviction into my voice, offering what little comfort I could.

“No. No, I won’t be alright. Kaius I can’t…” She looked away, her body trembling with what I recognized as the effort to contain powerful emotion.

“You can’t what?” I prompted, dreading the answer.

“I can’t… stay in this pack; I can’t hurt these innocent people. Nelly, Rowan’s sister, had died because of me, and now… I killed him too. Oh gods, what have I done? What would I tell his parents?” The anguish in her voice cut deeper than any blade.

“You don’t have to worry about anything; I have this under control, assured her, though I had no idea ho

ix this situation.

“No. You can’t fix everything,” she shot back, a flash of her old spirit breaking through the grief. “I thought I could have a life with you; that had been the point of every sacrifice I made. But I was wrong; I can’t stay with you; I would only hurt more people.”

“No, listen to me, this-” I began, but she cut me off.

“-it was a mistake.” Her voice was hollow, defeated. “Don’t give excuses for me; I deserve to pay for my mistake, I deserve to be punished. Punish me, Kaius; I don’t deserve any form of mercy.”

The request struck me like a physical blow. “I won’t punish you,

“What judgment do you give to people who murder other innocent people?” Her question was rhetorical, accusatory. We both knew

the answer.

“Please, Kaius, you can’t just let me go, not after this.” Her words were pleading now, almost desperate.

“I can and I will. So just stop asking for something we both know I cannot do.” I hardened my voice, letting her see my resolve. I would never harm her, no matter what she had done.

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Chapter 214