Alpha’s Hybrid Cinderella – Chapter 21

He didn’t tell me where he was taking me, and I didn’t ask. Maybe I should have. Was I afraid of his answer or did I simply trust him no matter my misgivings? Was I worried he would say something that horrified me or was I hoping he would redeem himself?

My heart ached. My chest was too tight, making every one of my breaths painfully shallow.

And yet — his hand around my wrist was so warm as he led me far past the Dark Moon estate, north and north and northward on, never stopping. No one had stopped to question us when we left, and I had the feeling no one would come looking for us, either. Where we were going, it would be only the two of us.

The two

asting us in semi-darkness. In the silence, I waited for Evan to speak, heart thudding so heavy and

the hand and led me farther in. I followed without res

in the forest bordering Dark Moon territory. Was this the one he had been talking about? It must have been, or why else would he have led me here? Nine years

ree that stretched higher than the rest, and at last Evan stopped walking. He looked at me, eyes bright.

said and pointed to the base of the tree. “You found me. You saved me, Claudia.”

s it was, but that time I had gotten lost in this forest, I recalled only that I’d eventually returned home.

No, wait. I

lection of ever meeting anyone else here.

ssed.

hest fell in a silent sigh as he looked back to the tree. “I’m sor

t was you.”

mber anything, I’ll tell you, Alpha Evan.”

e,” he said quietly. “Just call me Evan. Please.”

omach feel like it was falling away. It was like looking upon an open gash in his soul, a vulnerable wound that bled and bleed. And there was nothing I could do about it no m

Why were you unconscious? What happened to you?”

xing on the base of the fir tree once more. I was the one who squeezed h

please tell me.”

from him now. I followed him when he guided me to the grass, and we sat together side-by-side.

arried her when he was eighteen years old. My grandfather was still the Alpha then, and he chose my father over my uncle to be his heir, since finding your mate makes you stronger, more capable, more prepared.”

odded. Raf had explain

rely any evidence, just accusations. But everyone in power went along with him and said they must have tried to kill my grandfather.”

”

at wasn’t all. Two days later, my parents were released from where they’d been kept under house arrest with me. Scarlet had conducted an investigation against Adrain’s will, and they found out that someone originally from Dark Moon had been acting as a spy in our midst for a long time, and maybe was even responsible for the poisoning himself. My father didn’t trust Adrain not to hurt us while he was gone, so he brought us with him when he traveled to Dark Moon to investigate further.”

life. Adrain wasn’t expecting that, but he had to have figured it out eventually.”

, gaze hard.

e could have come up with some made-up excuse to wipe out Dark Moon as soon as he found out that a member of that pack was responsible for ruining his plan. But he never retaliated. He left Dark Moon alone completely

They twisted it and opened him up just to hear him scream. And they went after my mother next. They r***d her, every single one of them, one by one. They never stopped. They kept hurting her until her body gave out, until she died. They made me watch.”

eartbroken. He must have been so full of fear and rage and helplessness…

s’ corpses behind?

what I would have done, had that happened to me.

properly, unable to bring his parents back no matter what he did.

.

n

“Come here.”

the shadow of the forest that had shattered his life to pieces.

d tears from that night that would never fade or wash away.

aving under the weight of his pain.

enough to finish taking your revenge?”

eyes, holding back the pain behi

uld stop looking.”

s a mumbled, (it’s not like that.)

just wanted him to have peace at last.

thought desperately. (If only it weren’t for the dam

urs

guish than before.

ast my eyelashes.