MY CURSED MATE

I Beginning of the War I

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KABANATA XCV

Third Person's POV

Meanwhile, Everly and Lukariah's eyes never broke off ever since that moment. Crizelle mumbled something in Lukariah's ears which the young lady nodded her head to before Crizelle vanished all of a sudden but Everly caught that suspicious smirk plastered into Crizelle's face before she vanished.

Keep your eye on the woman at all costs, Nemya. Utos niya dito na kaagad nitong tinanguan.

"So, here we stand, Lukariah—the moment where all debts come due. Are you prepared to face the consequences for what your pack has done to me and everything I once cherished?" Everly's voice, sharp and chilling, carried a dangerous edge as she addressed the young woman.

Isang mapait na ngisi ang namutawi sa labi ng bata habang nanlilisik ang mga matang nakatingin sa kanya. Ramdam ni Everly ang galit nito para sa kanya ng mga sandaling iyon, sing-alab ng galit na meron din siya para dito.

It was as if they were destined to be sworn enemies, bound by a hatred that nothing could dissolve.

"You dare demand one when my brother's ashes rest in the ground because of you? You took the only family I had left." Lukariah stepped closer, her voice quivering with barely contained fury.

Parang ano mang oras ay tuluyan ng sasabog ang isa sa kanila—ang tanong ay kung sino ang mauuna.

"Your brother? Your brother was the one who put fire to our homes, who watched as they slaughtered my people like pigs. He deserved every ounce of what he got." Nagngingitngit ang bawat letra ng salitang binitawan nito kay Lukariah habang humihigpit ang pagkakakuyom ng kanyang palad.

"Kung sa tingin mo ay hahayaan pa kitang sirain ang sakripisyong ginawa ng aking kapatid ay nagkakamali ka Everly. You may have lost everything, but so have I. And I'll make sure to claim my brother's life on each of your allies." Puno ng anghang na sagot ni Lukariah dito.

Nahigit na lamang ni Ganesha ang kanyang paghinga dahil sa salitang binitawan ng anak. Kita niya ang pagpaskil ng matinding galit sa mukha nito habang nakatingin kay Everly. Mas bumigat ang kanyang pakiramdam dahil doon.

"Then come. Let's see whose grief is stronger—your love for your brother or my hatred for everything your people took from me."

"I announced Moonstone's arrival!" A new voice screamed in the distance all of a sudden. Halting the tension between the two temporarily as both of them looked into the direction where noise of marching started to emerge.

"Leaving now?" Natigilan si Everly sa muling pagsasalita ni Lukariah. Base sa panunudyong boses nito ay mukhang may alam na ito sa katotohanan.

Her past and real connection to Moonstone which she had long been buried in the depths of her raging hatred.

Umani ng mahinang tawa mula kay Everly ang sinabing iyon ni Lukariah. Matagal na niyang hinanda ang sarili sa sandaling magkikita silang muli. Nang sa gayon ay makatingin siya ng diretso sa mata ng mga nilalang na minsan niyang tinuring na pamilya.

The moment she met Greyson's eyes, all the chaos she used to feel was gone. The confusion had faded, leaving only hatred. She had realized long ago what a jerk he was and was determined not to let him affect her anymore.