Chapter 35

ELIOT

I could feel fury slowly consume me and boil me up. I couldn’t even think straight. The only thing I had in mind was Hannah.

I had to see her.

I thought it would calm me down after seeing her face. Turned out, my rage was at its maximum when I found her in our secret place with Matthew.

Then I couldn’t control everything until I heard Hannah begin her rejection. I forced myself to stop her rejection.

I was aware of the consequences and never ready to lose her. Not only this mate bond but also Hannah. I didn’t want her to die.

But it seemed I left no choice except to reject her. Setting Hannah free was far better than seeing her die. “I, Eliot Robertson-“

“No!” She began throwing punches at my chest, but it didn’t hurt me at all. The pain in my heart was worse than this.

So I kept continuing. “-reject-“

“Stop, Eliot!”

I caught her hand, which made her look at me. It froze me and was like locking my lips, so I couldn’t finish words.

She was crying.

I used to see her crying when we