Julian’s face slowly turned pale at those words. Mr. and Mrs. Ross also felt the tension, and their expressions became serious as they both looked at him.
“What’s wrong now? Did you two have another fight?”
“It’s not a fight, just a misunderstanding. I want to…”
Shelly was so amused by his attempt to twist the story that she laughed in anger. She put down her knife and fork, sat up straight, and her sharp blade, pierced right through him.
gaze,
like a
“A misunderstanding? You call this a misunderstanding? Then why did you bother coming to Spain, saying you wanted to apologize and make things right?”
Seeing her so angry, Mr. and Mrs. Blake became a bit anxious and tried to explain.“Shelly, it’s all Julian’s fault. He should apologize to you.”
Mr. and Mrs. Ross were even more confused, their faces full of strange expressions. Their hard–won peaceful life was being disturbed, so Shelly didn’t want to play guessing games anymore and just told them everything. She wasn’t afraid of offending the Alpha family. After all, this wasn’t her fault.
Julian and I were chosen as mates by the Moon Goddess at the Moon Banquet on our eighteenth birthday. But Julian rejected me, and I accepted his rejection.”
“However, that night, he still slept with me. Our relationship was never public, but in my heart, I thought we were in a romantic relationship and would be mates in the future. But then Grace came back, and he told me that she was always the one he loved, and he only saw me as a friend.”
“I didn’t say anything and chose to let them be! I even moved to Spain to completely cut off this relationship. I’ve already done this much, Julian. Why do you have to keep bothering me?”
“You had already rejected me! You had rejected the Moon Goddess’s plan!”
Shelly couldn’t control her wolf’s instincts. Her voice became more passionate, and her eyes filled with tears. But this time, her tears were only for herself. For the self who had loved for so many years, waited for so many years, only to be looked down on, misunderstood, abandoned, and ignored.
And whether it was Mr. and Mrs. Blake or Mr. and Mrs. Ross, it was the first time they had heard the full story straight from her mouth. All four of them looked at Julian, wanting to know if it was all true.
But he kept his head down, answering with silence.
A fated mate chosen by the Moon Goddess is sacred! Nothing can change it! The chance of finding a fated mate within the pack is only 30%! Many werewolves go their whole lives without finding theirs. But Julian… he just rejected her? And after rejecting her, he still went to bed with Shelly?! What did he think the Moon Goddess was?! What did he think Shelly was?!
Mr. and Mrs. Ross’s faces instantly went cold. Mr. and Mrs. Blake reacted even more strongly, glaring at him and questioning him sternly. “Is everything Shelly said true? Julian, how could you do such a thing?”
Julian couldn’t deny it. He felt as if his chest was being squeezed, and he could only manage a few words. “Yes, I’m sorry to Shelly, I’m sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Ross.”
The child they had loved for over twenty years turned out to be the man who had wronged their daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ross couldn’t accept it. Overwhelming anger surged in their hearts, and they couldn’t stand to face the Blake family anymore. They slammed down their chopsticks and left with Shelly.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake followed them, apologizing nonstop. Looking at his old friends, Mr. Ross’s disappointment was obvious, and his tone was filled with anger. “If it were anything else, we could still talk about it. But this time, it concerns Shelly. There’s nothing more to say. Things will proceed as they should; there’s no room for discussion!”
Even if you are Alphas, we will not back down!”
Watching the Ross family of three walk away, Julian’s heart was a twisted mess. Guilt and regret flooded him like a tidal wave, drowning him. For the first time, he truly realized that this time, he and Shelly had reached a dead end. Whether it was to smooth things over or apologize, it was irreversible.
She was no longer the girl who could be easily comforted, nor would she give him another chance. Once lost, it was lost completely. A broken mirror is hard to fix, and spilled water is hard to reclaim
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