Chapter 80: No Strings Attached

(Damon's POV)

"I will never marry you Damon, there's no way that I can. Please understand!"

She then ran away after she said those words and I was left speechless.

As I distanced myself from Hera and Luna, the pain in my heart raged on like a storm. Hera's proposal was reckless and downright impossible. She couldn't be with Davien, the alpha of a werewolf pack. It violated our longstanding vampire traditions, and I felt a duty to uphold them.

My mind raced with the knowledge of Hera's audacious plan. Vampires and werewolves had been ancient enemies with a history of rivalry and hostility. A union between a vampire and a werewolf was considered sacrilegious, and I couldn't fathom how Hera could entertain the idea of loving a creature that would inevitably betray her.

Just the thought of Davien sent shivers down my spine. He represented everything we were taught to despise – a werewolf with power and passion that clashed irreconcilably with Hera's noble vampire blood. I had always be