Chapter 191
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My embrace on Kylian tightened. I caressed his back and felt the tenseness in his muscles, which hid the pain he was feeling.
“I’ll deal with all of them for you...I promise...” he whispered, tightening his hold on me.
Hearing how he tried to his best to keep his voice calm and firm broke my heart.
I know Kylian has made up his mind to drive Luke out of Dark Moon, considering the damage he has done to all members. But I could feel the torment and pain in his heart. After all, he would use his own hands to destroy his father, the man he had always respected and loved.
His pain was so relatable to me that it almost killed me.
"Margot... I will put her on trial publicly, and if necessary, she will be sentenced to... hanging, according to pack law." Kylian said hard but firmly.
"But Margot and Natasha are your only remaining family!" I blurted out. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one to forgive my enemies, but it's so hard to accept the pain of watching someone I love suffering the loss of family.
I couldn’t handle growing old with him and seeing him feeling sad and regretful occasionally. I couldn’t let him feel lost and in pain in his whole life.
"But they committed serious crimes against you. As an alpha, I cannot just let them go." he stated.
Pulling away from our embrace, I raised my hand and enclosed his face between my palms, staring deeply into his deep and determined eyes laced with sorrow brought by betrayal and loss.
He was right. Margot and Natasha had brought me so much pain by framing and abusing me countless times. But if he punished them as severely as he did to Luke, then he’d lose all of his family – all for me.
As touching and heartfelt as that would be, how could I turn Kylian into an orphan in exchange for avenging me?
“For you… I’ll endure it one more time…” I silently vowed before I let out a genuine and relieved smile.
Taking a deep breath, I smiled and gave his lips a quick peck. “Please… If you can… do forgive Margot.”
Kylian’s eyes widened, and he stared at me in shock and disbelief. Furrowing his brows, he asked, “Do you know what you’re talking about?”
Laced with fury, he pulled one of my hands from his cheek and held it. Staring at me, he said, “Margot tried to kill you.”
“Have you gone insane? Have you forgotten what Margot and Natasha did to you?” Trisha also scolded me in my mind, “That mother and daughter paid someone to rape you! They even teamed up with Nancy to kill you with that stupid incense!”
“Della, you’re a princess! We’re Lycan! How can you spare someone like them?” she kept on shouting.
“So should I just put Kylian in that situation? Whether we like it or not, that’s his sister! ”
I felt the turmoil in Trisha as she let out a roar of anger and blame. After a few seconds, she roared, “Then what changed? What made you any different from the Della before and now if you’re just going to compromise again and again for Kylian? Why go through all this drama of showing your strength when you’ll just give in again!”
“You never love yourself!” she shouted before going silent.
Taking a deep breath to soothe both of our feelings, I apologized, “I’m sorry… But I need to do this…”
“Trisha?” I called out, but she didn’t reply anymore.
She just couldn’t understand. Kylian could even sacrifice his own life for my sake. He’s an Alpha, but he didn’t think twice about dying to save me. Now, all I chose to do was forgive Margot and give her the chance to be better.
Compared to Kylian, it was just a small compromise from which both of us would benefit.
And besides, after all that happened, I believe that Margot would learn her lesson.
“Hey… Are you sure?” Kylian asked again, looking into my eyes and looking for any uncertainties.
Blinking my eyes, giving up on reaching out to Trisha and giving her some space, I raised my head and looked at Kylian’s sorrow eyes, “I do… I know, Kylian. But I couldn’t just let you lose your family for me. I can forgive her. For you.”
Clinging into his arm and resting my head on his shoulder, I explained my side to put him at ease. “I’m sure. Margot has bipolar disorder, and I understand that. Nancy probably provoked her into doing those things.”
Raising my eyes, I asked, “I hope you can give her a chance.”
Kylian leaned down and kissed my forehead for a few seconds, longer than before while embracing me from the side. His hold was tight and warm. He didn’t voice it out, but I think he also felt that I was doing it for him.
Well, for us…
“I couldn’t tell you how much I love you Della....Thank you,” he whispered, landing another kiss on my head before he let go and stood upright in front of me.
With determination and love, he vowed, “I promise you, Della, I will never make you sad again. With my title and my heart, I swore today that from this day on, I won’t let anyone bully you. Not even my family.”
He reached for my hands and held them together. “From today on, you’re my priority. You’re the most important person in my life, and I’ll keep you safe and happy forever.”
“I believe you,” I replied, smiling so wide with joy that I hadn’t felt for a long time, feeling like the happiest woman in the world.
Hand in hand, we walked slowly under the beautiful night sky until we reached home.
“Here?” I asked, surprised as we stopped at a very familiar door. Instead of that snobby small house at the back of the pack house, he brought me back to our previous room—the master bedroom.
“Otherwise?” he raised his eyebrow and let out a huge smile as he opened the door. You’re my Luna; here’s where you should be.”
Seeing the inside, I was stunned.
It’s still the same. It still looked like the same room I used to stay in. Those marvelous huge beds were white above a soft tale carpet. The tale walls lined with beige paint and the brown wood flooring… I never thought how much I missed this room until I came in front of it again.
After so much, we are finally back here...except only one thing.
I walked over and sat on the soft mattress, looked at Kylian and asked, “I heard that Lycan King will hold a banquet at the castle next week. Will you go?”
Forcing a smile and waiting for Kylian's answer, my palms actually became sweaty. After all, that banquet will be the final test between us.
