Chapter 0030
Violet
Lucas hesitated, glancing away. For a moment, could almost see his thoughts racing, as if he was debating how much he dared to reveal,
“I asked you a question. What did you
mean by that?”
Lucas’s gaze burned into me. He set his jaw. I glanced at Theodore. I could see the rage brewing in him, but before I could speak, Lucas lunged forward, hands reaching out as if he could close the distance by sheer will.
But he didn’t anywhere. The warriors shoved him back, but there was something else that pushed him even further back, an almost invisible force that threw him back and to the ground. I doubt anyone noticed, but I did and filed it away for investigation later. I walked down the steps, ignoring the warning glint in his eyes.
“Get him on his feet,” I said.
The warriors dragged him up and held him in place, but they remained between me and him. It was touching. Just the other day, I thought they would never accept me, and here they were defending me with such ferocity.
I stopped at the base of the stairs. Lucas pushed and pulled against them. His hands clenching and unclenching as he looked at me, something wild in his expression.
“Violet,” he said, his voice cracking. “Violet, please! We’re fated. You and I–we were meant to be! You can’t just-
“You have never had the right to tell me what I can and can’t do.” I scoffed. “And all I’ve done is move on.”
“Come back to me, Violet. You know I love you. You know we’re fated. Just like your
parents.
I stared at him, feeling that old, gnawing ache twist into something colder, thinking back. to all the time he’d said that exact phrase. Had he ever actually told me that he loved me?
“The only reason I’m not killing you right now for having the gall to compare yourself to my father is because I haven’t had breakfast yet, and I’d rather not waste another iota of strength on you.” I narrowed my eyes and clenched my fists, making sure my knuckles popped in a threatening manner. “I suggest you take the grace of your timing. It won’t your timing. It won’t stop me next time if you ever breathe a word of my parents again.”
He paled. My expression must have been colder than I thought because he shrunk back, and the warriors holding him looked impressed
“Leave, Lucas, before he exercises his right to kill you.” I glared at him. “Or I do.”
”
Theodore grinned. “I would never allow you to get your hands dirty like that, my luna.”
“Violet, please, you can’t deny the truth. We’re still I know you can still feel me. We’re still connected.”
“Only because you were too much of a coward to face me at temple and break our bond like you had a shred of honor.” I set my jaw. “After everything you’ve done, you still had the nerve to come here. I stop expecting you to uphold any promise you made to me the night of the party. I’d suggest you get back to Nora and keep working on that son and daughter you promised her.”
His jaw dropped open. I snarled at him.
“Don’t ever come back here, or I’ll have him shoot you on sight.” I scoffed and turned back. “Release him.”
I heard him stumble. “Wait! What about your people?”
I looked back at him. “The amount of damage you could possibly do right now is so minimal that I’m not worried about it. You’ll make them uncomfortable, and perhaps by the end of it, they’ll learn too not to bite the hand that feeds them.”
His eyes were full of desperation. “B–But-”
“You heard her,” the warriors said, shoving him back. “Get going and drive slowly.”
“You can’t do this. I know you still care about them I’ll do a lot more than just make them uncomfortable if you don’t come back with me.
I stopped at the foot of the stairs. I didn’t bother to look at him. I looked at Theodore. He cocked an eyebrow.
“Actually, before you go we need some information from you,” I smirked. “what’s the name of your lawyer? The Twining River lawyer, to be specific.”
He sputtered. “You- I’m still Alpha of Darkmoon.”
“Galeas works on retainer,” I smirked. “You don’t have the money to pay him, and why would I authorize payment for him to work for you?”
I turned to look at him with a smirk. “Especially in an assault case?”
He stammed.
“Theodore, do you think they would count it under domestic assault?”
