Chapter 134. The Test of Trust

I carefully assessed the Alpha's words, whose determined gaze persisted even on the brink of death within me. I ardently desired his protection and love.

“What would be the implications of you going to purgatory?” I inquired, still perplexed by his suggestion. “Would serving the goddess be entirely malevolent?”

“Hunf… Serving the moon now seems simple in the face of everything I've already faced,” the Lycan shrugged. “Entering alive, beyond death, would result in eternal damnation for my soul if I were executed in that place.”

“Harvey… I've seen the suffering my father faces there; you are foolish.” I bit my lip, watching him furrow his brow. “But I don't wish such a fate for you!”

While he caressed my wet hair, the Alpha's hands followed a perilous droplet that traversed my entire body at a slow and delicate pace, just like his fingers did.

I sighed, shivering, and grabbed the bold hand that descended toward my intimacy. I pulled it to my lips, subt