Chapter 89. A Grudge

"Huh?" I raised my head, baffled at his words.

He hated me... Then he would say he still loved me? What did he mean?

Valerian used his forearm to cover his eyes when I saw him brimming with tears. "Did you know how broken I was when I knew you were just playing my feelings back then, Dominixe?"

"Yes..." I muttered, exhaling this smothering feeling that could almost exhaust me. "At first... I was only planning to make you believe that I was earnest back then since you asking me to live with you in your pack was a great opportunity to know your weaknesses." I laid my head on his chest, clinging to him as if I did not want to let him go. "But as time passed, I fell into you, Valerian. I was already hesitating to give my father excuses that I needed more time—because I did not want to hurt you. You were the first person who became genuine to me and did not see me as an object." I bit my lower lip, recalling those beauti