Dirty

90. Athena

The memories of Javier’s betrayal clung to me like a shadow, pulling me deeper into the pit of anger and confusion. Mostly anger.

What a self entitled arse! The sheer audacity.

How could he?

After everything he had put me through, after all the threats and indifference, he had the audacity to report me to the council?

The mere thought of it sent a bitter taste flooding my mouth. My pacing grew faster, my bare feet brushing against the cold wooden floor, anxiety clawing at my chest.

Javier's cruelty wasn’t new, but this? This was a new low, even for him. He didn’t want me as his Luna, not then, not now—not ever. After all, he had Laura already. She was his everything, wasn’t she? So why force me into his life? What had changed? Had something about me suddenly become noticeable? A cruel……