Chapter 59. Always and Forever

"You are a funny man, Lycan King Denzel Montgomery. You have made a mockery of my emotions and my intelligence for far too long. All because you saw that I have fallen in love with you even without the influence of the mate bond. You are only sorry that I found out about it," Cinnia said with a cool smile on her lips. 

"Please—"

 Cinnia held up a hand before Denzel could complete his sentence. 

"Let me finish. You know, I understand Maverick not telling me. He tolerates me mostly because he realized I was here to stay. I don't know if he even likes me but that's by the way. I expected radio silence from him but you? My so-called fated mate? You've been lying to my face for months, Denzel. How could you?" Cinnia couldn't withhold her voice from breaking.

 "He's my father. I couldn't bring myself to kill him, Cinnia. Listen to me, the Kaiv Machia was the best option I could think of. Exile was much less painful than his death," Denzel tried