Chapter 82: Chapter 82

Suki’s stomach churned as bile burned her throat, but she was too weak even to throw up. She wrapped her arm around her stomach, hunching over. “I… I trusted you,” spluttered Suki.

“Aw, poor, sweet, innocent Suki,” Hadeon hummed, cradling her face in his hand and forcing her to look at him. His arrogant grin grew wider. “Did your wolfie instincts fail you? Oh, that’s right, you can’t feel your wolf spirit right now, can you?”

“Don’t touch me!” Suki tried to slap his hand away.

Hadeon grabbed her wrist and sneered, pulling her closer. The paleness of his flesh and weakness of his movements, suddenly gone – it was all an act.

He played her.

And she fell for it.

Now, his face radiated with power. He had the upper hand. “You saw too much of my brother in me to see the truth.” His lips twisted into a vicious scowl. “You made it too easy to fool you.”

“You sick bastard,” she choked out weakly.

“You’re just like everyone else, looking right through me like I’m nothing compared to the rest of my family.”

Suki looked at him in disgust and rasped, “I never looked at you like you were nothing. I saw a good man.” She paused, trying to settle her throbbing head. “I thought you had great potential. You’re…unique,” she groaned.

“Oh, please, enough lying. You don’t mean that.”

“Of course I do. I genuinely saw you as someone I could look up to.”

His face settled to a calmer state. His eyes scanned her face, pausing at her lips. “Seriously?”

She nodded slowly, looking at him with innocent eyes. “Whatever reason you chose to do this, it doesn’t matter; you can stop it. Just get me out of here. We can explain everything to the werewolves and stop the humans together.” She groaned in pain, leaning on him as she tried to keep herself upright. “It’s not too late for you to do what’s right.”

“Suki…” he muttered sincerely. He leaned closer to her and brushed his lips against her ear.

She stuttered a breath at the feeling of his touch. Closing her eyes slowly, she silently prayed to the Moon Goddess to give her the strength to get out of this mess.

A deep and slow chuckle emerged from his lips. “What makes you think it’s the humans in charge of this ordeal?”

His cold and twisted voice sent chills down Suki’s spine. Her chest caved in, and her head lowered. She quietly cried, desperate to get away from him, but her body wasn’t responding to her commands.

She tried to pull herself back to her feet, but she felt as if a force was drawing her back to the ground. She sobbed, “Why are you doing this?”

He rolled his eyes and stood up, leaning against the wall. “Is this the part where I start monologing? I tell you my reasons why I want the race of werewolves dead. Then what? I’ll have to kill you the second you know.”

“You’re going to kill me anyway. Don’t I at least deserve to know why?”

Tilting his head to the side, he smiled wickedly. “You make a fair point.”

Fucking psycho. She thought, wishing she had her connection to her bond to reach out to Reynard and Brendan.

“Although,” he crooned, watching her carefully. “I did mean it when I asked you if you’d be interested in being with me…”

She snarled at him, “You better be joking right now.”

Hadeon’s face softened to a gentle, arrogant smirk as he admired her. “You’re a beautiful woman, Suki, and a powerful werewolf. We could make an incredible team if you join me.” He knelt in front of her and stroked her head, dragging his fingers through her hair. “Side by side, we could have it all.”

“I already have everything I need.”

He snorted, “A Rogue for a mate? That’s beneath you, and you know it.”

Pausing for a moment, Suki was taken aback. “Why the hell would I want to help you?” she hissed. “I don’t even know what you’re doing or why, and even if I did know, I wouldn’t care to help you. You’re hurting innocent werewolves.”

“Innocent?” He chortled, “That’s rich. We descend from humans – you know, those that you think are so vicious. Those humans were ‘gifted’ with the ability to turn into wolves by the Moon Goddess. It wasn’t a blessing; those werewolves had the power to brutally mutilate anyone they deemed an enemy. No one should have that much power.”

Suki shook her head. “That’s not true, werewolves never hurt anyone if it wasn’t justified. Powers of the wolf are a gift. We were given the ability to protect the balance of nature, and if we abuse that gift, then Mother Nature fights back.”

“You’re brainwashed by what the elders have taught you.”

“No, you’re deluded and bitter because clearly the Moon Goddess saw you would abuse the power. That’s why you’re powerless.”

A terrifying grin grew on Hadeon’s face as he watched Suki squirm and struggle to move. “Funny that you say that in your current state. But, if you were with me, I’d make sure nothing ever hurt you.”

“And yet, the only thing hurting me right now is you,” she bit back, her tone laced with venom.

Hadeon inched closer. “This plan of mine has been in the works for a long time, but when I met you, I almost stopped the entire thing. There was something about you that drew me in, but I couldn’t understand what. I thought maybe my inner wolf was finally awakening because of you.” He gritted his teeth. “But then you said you experienced the bond, and I saw you with him.”

Her eyes shot to his. “Oh my gosh… It was you. During my first date with Brendan, I smelt something that seemed weird – a werewolf without the wolf part. I thought it was a human breaching our borders.”

Hadeon laughed, “Well, yes, it’s true, that was me, but…” He released his hold on her and stood up, pacing away to the door. “…I wasn’t referring to my brother.”