“I am just keeping her as my Luna because she's my mate,” he said.
Standing there, Jacques leant towards Fayre with his towering body. Unquestionably intimate, her hands were on his chest as their lips locked in a passionate kiss.
The world seemed to have paused. Tears clouded my eyes, and it felt like the walls were closing in on me.
My dearest mate...
Here was the man who had vowed to keep me safe and to uphold our relationship—betraying me with another woman.
“I hate him...” I whispered.
I wanted to yell, to stand up to him, to ask him questions. But I couldn't get my body to move. With each second that went by, my heart broke and my legs felt like lead.
“I only did it to gain the elders’ trust,” Jacques continued, his voice dripping with conviction as he pulled away from Fayre slightly. “They needed to see stability, a Luna at my side. But she’s just a human, Fayre. I could never love her.”
I pressed a hand to my mouth to stifle the sob threatening to escape.
How could he? After everything, after asking me to make the pact, after standing beside me and introducing me as his Luna—how could it all have been a lie?