Chapter 73

Finally Claiming Her!

Rosella

Daniel and I lay head to head on the bed. He was looking at me with his soft eyes, and I wondered why did he ever reject me. I have forgiven him for what he did, but I always wanted to know why he did it.

We were silent for quite some time until I finally spoke up, “Daniel,” I said his name in the barest whisper.

“Yes, baby?” He asked in a patient voice.

“Why did you do it?” I asked him, and I realized that my question was open-ended, which made him draw his brows in confusion, so I added, “Why did you reject me when you deeply cared for me even then?”

“I had to do it,” he replied in short.

“But why?” I pried because I had to know. I can’t move on with him if he doesn’t open up to me.

“Because my mother died, Rose. And her mate, that means my father, was the cause of her death,” he said, and I widened my eyes in shock. I was not expecting it to be like that.

“I thought I would be cursed just like my