The Growing Suspicions

Ellie's eyes widened in shock by the words that came out of Steve's mouth. The nonsense she just heard. "Excuse me?! What the hell are you going on about now?!" she demanded. "Perhaps you've forgotten, but you were the one who initiated the rejection between us!"

"I know. And I was so foolish to do that instead of trusting the Moon Goddess's decision," he said, unfazed by her rage.

"You nearly killed me. Happily, no less."

"And I was stopped. Yes, it costed me an arm, and the lives of a few of our own people, but in the end, I didn't kill you, and I'm really glad I didn't."

Ellie grew more disgusted by how seemingly desperate this man was getting. If she didn't know any better, she'd think he was being truthful about his apology and remorse, and actually thought she would forget everything he had done to her, and then some. But she was no fool.

"I don't think you even realize one very important thing; YOU rejected ME! Your fated mate! As such, there is no such thing as 'getting back t