I clamped my hand over my mouth, unable to watch another second, and fled in disgrace.I ran until my lungs burned, finally collapsing in the shadow of an ancient tree with my hands pressed hard against my chest.The mate bond was contracting violently, as if a thousand dull knives were carving up my soul all at once.I bent over, gasping for air, tears blurring my vision.I had thought the scene at the banquet was painful enough, but what I had just witnessed was suffocating.Once, Aiden had been so innocent.Even on the night he marked me, he had held me so carefully, his kisses reverent and restrained."Elara, my moon," he had whispered hoarsely in my ear. "I love you so much that I don't want you to have a single regret. I want to wait until the coronation, until you become my true Luna."Back then, he had treasured me.Back then, my heart was filled with sweetness, and I believed I had truly found the right one. But now, the cruel reality had slapped me hard across the face.After
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