Chapter 175. A Forbidden Past

Adeline POV

“Don’t look at him”, Jaxon’s begs filled the air around me yet it was simply too late. I couldn’t resist as I felt a piercing stare against my skin like it was searing into me. He’s glaring down at me like I was some sort of prize. If I was going to die here, if the Moon Goddess wouldn’t spare my life then I wanted to look him in his eyes and die knowing who ended my life. I would show him that I wasn’t afraid even though we both knew that was a lie. I’d try to carry my dignity with me like Luna Fraya would have wanted, even if it was only a shred.

“Who betrayed you?”, I ask. I couldn’t hold back, I needed to know who turned this man into such a cruel and vile creature. He smirked and while his eyes softened, they were still powerful beyond belief. “You did”, he said in a hushed tone, low enough for only the two of us to hear.

“My brows furrowed together, “me? I don’t even know you”, I tell him with a bite in my voice. I had never seen this man b