บททั้งหมดของ The Ex-Convict Luna is Back: บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 74

Mariana’s POVBut still I deceived him. The one he has been waiting all his life manipulated him in the end. If that is not the worst thing to do, then I don’t know what is. I staggered as my knees hit the floor, the chains dragging with me. My breath shook uncontrollably.The memories that I got to peek inside his head due to the mate bond is replaying in my mind over and over again. He was never blind. He was never indifferent. He was never fooled the way I thought.He wanted me long before he ever admitted it to himself.The realization hollowed me out. He isn’t someone I can handle. “Rozen,” I whispered. “I never meant to hurt you. It’s just that…”I took a long breath. Am I ready to tell him everything? Can I tell him that, ‘oh, I went into prison for Evan’s murder but he betrayed me so I need to have my revenge with the use of your sister’s face and identity’. He stared at me with empty eyes and hidden animosity. For a second, I thought he would walk away but he inched close

Mariana’s POV“There is no escaping from me, Mariana.”Empress’ voice had been living inside my skull for the past days that her silence felt like violence.But then again, she’s back controlling my mind and body. She jumped in the air and pulled me back to the ground.“You and your wolf are mine, Mariana!”I was kneeling on the cold marble of the tower, my hands trembling while she stood before me, holding my body down until my spine bowed before her without my permission.“That’s right, Mariana! Kneel before me just like that night when you asked me to help you!” Nirvana screamed inside me and a wild, ripping sensation tearing me through bone and memory. I gasped, my fingers digging into the stone when I remembered exactly that night. “I was not the one who asked for your help first. You gave me the idea! You manipulated me! Now, tell me who is really the desperate one between the two of us?”I lifted my head laughing at her frowning face.“You are weak, Mariana. You cannot even