Chapter 81. I Have to Go

“I knew it!” Elijah snarled this time, “I knew it might come to this. I’m not going to let anything like that happen. Rhiannon will not be the one to end me. I won’t let my mate suffer...,” He swallowed hard, hands fisted tight.

“But she’s the one standing between shadow and light.”

Elijah turned on him, a growl rumbling in his chest, “And you’d have her believe she’s destined to kill me? That her purpose is to raise a blade against the man she...” He cut himself off, his chest heaving.

Rhiannon, “The man she loves,” She stated, her voice firm.

The words hung in the air for a few seconds and the fury in his eyes dimmed.

“Rhia…” he whispered hoarsely.

But Aiden pressed on, unwilling to let the silence settle, “It’s not about love or hate. It’s about balance. If the curse snaps, if the Monster rises… she may be the only one strong enough to stop you, and she’s proven that to you more than once,”

Elijah slammed his fist into the wall and cracks