CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

MAGNUS' POV

“You slept with her, didn't you?“

I could feel the blood draining out of my face.

“Scratch that; you're sleeping with her, aren't you?“

Present tense? Hold up.

“What are you talking about?“

“You heard me?“ Tears were streaming down her face again.

“Audrey…”

“Yes or no? Magnus, you're not even denying it.“ She cried in anger.

“Audrey. I swear it was a one-time thing. One time, and it was a mistake.“

“You really expect me to believe that?“ She was really working herself up.

“Yes, because it's the truth.“

She looked at me for a long time, as if there were a lie detector in her eyes, then she shook her head.

“What's your plan, really? To make me suffer for my father's mistake? I'm sorry, but I will no longer take it. You've punished me enough! Why did you even mark me? As some sort of twisted way to get back at him? Are you going to abandon me and take my child from me? Is that it? You want to get back at me for rejecting you in public?“ She took a deep breath after her tirade