Chapter 108

As the night air hung heavy with unspoken emotions, I found myself standing before him. His eyes, filled with confusion and anger, bore into mine, awaiting words that would cancel my rejection.

“Chloe, you can’t be serious!” he said after a few seconds of staring into my eyes.

“Henry,” I began. “You heard me.”

“How can you reject me as your mate? We are in love! I love you!”

I could not stop myself from slapping him when I heard the overused phrase. “You said those words to me the first time we made love, but what happened, Henry? You kept on lying! So please, don't use that line against me again!”

“No, please! Don’t do this to me!” he begged.

I gazed at him for an instant and I believed he was being honest. I could tell from his eyes that he was sincere. Nevertheless, I was too stubborn to let his lies go. I couldn’t gamble my happiness with a lying bastard.

“Please, Chloe,” he continued to beg my forgiveness.

“I can forgive