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Darian blinked. He quickly said, “We know
each other. I don’t want you to be miserable.”
I laughed. I couldn’t help it.
“Darian, I remember you were begging me
not to pick you yesterday. You said you’d
reject me even if I did.”
“Isn’t my choice exactly what you wanted?”
“Did you suddenly realize you love me? Or are
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you just pissed that I didn’t pick you? Is your
ego bruised?”
Darian’s eyes flickered. “No, nothing like that.
I just don’t want you to be unhappy.”
“If you really want to marry me, I could take
you. You’re the Saintess. I could make you my
wife. Finny could be my concubine.”
“That’s the best I can do. I’m not forcing you
to be a concubine.”
My face went cold. Fire roared in my chest,
confusing and irritating me.
“Oh, I should thank you?”
“Darian, you’re so full of yourself. Why would
I give up Sylar, who actually likes me, to
marry you and share you with another
woman?”
Darian was getting impatient. He didn’t seem
to think he was saying anything wrong.
“Don’t you like me? I’m giving you a chance
to marry me. You should be grateful. Don’t
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push me to do more.”
“Finny loves me. I can’t abandon her.”
I massaged my forehead. I didn’t want to
listen to his crap.
“Fine. Give the opportunity to someone else. I
don’t want it. Now get out of here. Go back
to your werewolves and your wives.”
“Ava, get rid of him!”
I walked back to my chambers, ignoring
Darian’s shouts.
Darian knew how to play it last time. Finny
died early, so I didn’t see the real him.
I wouldn’t have ended up dying if that
happened.
I was exhausted. I laid down to rest.
The next day, Darian said goodbye to the king
and rushed back to his pack.
I breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had
enough pride not to be a pest.
The next few weeks were quiet stayed in my
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palace, working on my dress.
I went to see the king to chat.
One day, he mentioned Darian.
“Bella, the Snowfangs are crushing Darian.
He’s on his last legs.”
“If he loses, the wolf king will either be
executed or thrown out of the pack. Do you
want to help him?”
I shook my head. “If he can’t beat the
Snowfangs, he’s not a good leader. He
shouldn’t be uniting the werewolves.”
“Survival of the fittest. The strong survive.
That’s how it works.‘
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Last time, I helped Darian beat the Snowfang
king.
The other wolf was a good sport. He lost, so
he killed himself. He just wanted Darian to be
nice to his pack.
They were both wolves. Darian could have
absorbed them and grown his power. It would
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have been good for everyone.
But he was a monster. He slaughtered the
Snowfangs.
He shouldn’t be the one uniting the
werewolves.
