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Lia pov
“What is this?” I asked to open the invitation card.
“An invitation to Luca’s marriage” he informed me. Although he tried to sound normal, I could feel the hint of joy in his tone.
Shock cloaked my body as goosebumps filled my skin. My heart squeezed with pain as I stared at the card in disbelief.
“What?” I asked my voice almost in a whisper.
“An invitation card to your ex-lover's wedding” he confirmed with a mocking smile.
I refused to pay attention to whatever he was saying. I knew he would be happy that Luca was getting married. It would make him have me all to himself. To anyone, it would be cute, seeing your mate wanting to spend time with you, but to me, it was pure torture. He was just a friend or any male friend. His smile did not give me butterflies, his gaze did not make me feel like the only person in the room, nor did his mate's scent make it uncomfortable for me to think about anything. He would never be Luca no matter what.
“Who gave you? I.. I mean how did you get this card? Who sent it to you? How sure are you that Luca agreed to this? There must be a mistake somewhere” I said with a trembling voice. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Luca would not just leave me. We fucking kissed.
A glint of anger swept through Finn's face. His jaw tightened “Why? What makes you think that Luca would not move on? Huh?” He asked.
Regret swept through me. I would have never said such a word. He is my mate after all. He must be hurting inside.
“I did. I did not mean it that way?” I said in a low voice.
“No! You meant Luca would never leave me. He would wait for me. He cannot be with his mate. I thought you said you would give us a chance. I thought you said you would get rid of Luca! I am your mate Lia! Your mate! Not your fucking toy that you lie to and give fake promises away. You don't even know what you want? You see me with Bianca, and you get jealous and mad and even try to give me some silent treatment, so imagine how I would feel if you were crying because Luca is getting married! Your ex-lover is getting married and you are crying in front of your mate!” He shouted, his voice echoing unbounded the full room. The air around the room became warmer with his outburst, his blue eyes darkened to a stormy sea on a cold night.
I heaved a sigh. He had every right to be angry and I must have been a fool to think Luca would love me. That he would make sacrifices for me. That he would stay away from a mate he mourned for years even while I was with him. A mate he loved so dearly that he decided to avenge her death by killing his aunt and his cousin, hell he wanted to kill me and Merlin because we were related to Dean. He wanted to kill a seven-year-old boy for a woman that died seven years ago.
I should focus on my marriage. Focus in Finn desperately craved my trust and attention, and with time, things would get better. After all, I hated Luca when we first met.
I turned to him. “I was just surprised, not sad”
He glared at me and took a step back, his fist still in his pocket. He strolled around the room twice.
“Surprised huh?” He asked.
I nodded with dread. His actions were becoming creepy. What was he planning to do?
He walked around again before he stopped in front of me. His breathing increased; he pointed a finger at me as if to warn me, then curled it into a fist and dropped it. His whole body trembled with anger. He opened his mouth to say something and closed it again. He was trying so hard to control his anger.
“ Oh please, Lia, cut that crap. Who the hell do you want to deceive, huh? Is it me or someone else? Because you can't tell me? I don't know the difference between surprised people and those that are sad. Surprised people don't cry, their hands don't tremble because they received news that their boyfriend was getting married!” He shouted his veins throbbing out of his head.
“I am not lying Finn. It came as a surprise. I would agree that a bit of me was sad but you have to understand. I am human, I have feelings. I was dating his boy just three days ago and now he is getting married to someone else. It feels so annoying and painful. I feel used” I explained. He had to understand me.
Although I still couldn't understand what was going on. We kissed some hours ago and now I am getting an invitation to his marriage. My mind flashed back to how he resisted kissing me back. How I was the one who imitated the kiss because I thought he was missing me but still wanted me to be saved.
The realization crept into my brain slowly, piece by piece. All the moment he had rejected me in anger.
I could get anyone to sleep with me.
Don't mistake my kindness for love.
And then the way he denied any ill allegations when I asked him why he did not kiss me back.
I am used to it. Perfectly used. All those moments were pretense. They did not mean anything to him. Maybe he wanted to get into me, make me trust him, and then hurt Merlin.
Fear gripped me as I thought about Merlin, could he be the one lurking as the hybrid? Could he be the bloodthirsty hybrid?
A chuckle escaped my lips. The mistake he made was thinking I would not get back at him for what he did. First I would get Merlin out of the place and then kill him and Jenny
I turned to Finn. “ I trust you and I want you,” I told him.
He raised an eyebrow and glanced at me unsure of what to believe.
I stepped close to him only an inch apart.
“I know you don't trust me but let me prove it to you. Let's get married” I said.
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