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Chapter 98 - A Chasm of Vengeance

*She doesn't love me.*

The thought burned through my mind like wildfire, consuming everything in its path. I released Seraphina and stood from the bed, unable to bear her silence any longer.

*She doesn't have to love you, idiot. She's scared,* Kaelen growled inside my head. *You just dropped a mountain of information on her while she's still processing everything else.*

I paced the length of my chamber, running my fingers through my hair in frustration. "I shouldn't have told her," I muttered under my breath.

"Landon."

Her voice was small, uncertain. I turned to face her, steeling myself for rejection. She sat on the edge of the bed now, the sheets wrapped around her bare body, her eyes fixed on me with an expression I couldn't read.

"Is it... is it really possible?" she asked. "For you to have a second mate?"

I approached slowly, as if she were a wounded animal that might bolt at any moment. "It's rare, but not unheard of. Especially among the most powerful of our kind."

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