Chapter 49

Marianne. My eyes gradually became hazy as I sliced the potatoes in the kitchen. My heart wouldn’t stop thumping in pain and I could feel my chest tightening by the minute. I dropped the knife and wiped the faint tears in my eyes. Was I actually crying? For a man who abducted me and tortured me? More tears seeped into my eyes and it made me wonder who I hated more. Was it Cole? For deceiving me or was it myself, for being so foolish to have fallen for him. I thought there was at least some good in him but I was wrong. If I didn’t eavesdrop on the two of them I would have still been blinded by these stupid emotions for him. I cleaned my eyes again and picked up the knife again. I made a mistake, I should have been more guarded with my heart against the mate bond but then again, why then did the moon goddess mate me to such a selfish, cowardly, bastard like him? I paused with the knife again, trying hard not to let the tears flow. This wasn’t the time to be breaking down and searchin