Chapter 155
Annalise
A single tear slipped down my cheek. I hadn’t even realized it had fallen until I felt its warmth against my skin.
Why was all of this happening?
I had found my wolf. I had completed the mate bond. My mates and I—we were enough for each other. Weren’t we?
Demonis was lying.
He had to be lying.
We could suppress the desires that clawed at our souls, the hunger for power that threatened to consume us. We had already been through so much, fought against every force that tried to tear us apart. And yet, through it all, we had chosen each other.
The mate bond was enough.
Demonis watched me, his crimson eyes unreadable. Then, slowly, he sighed.
“I don’t want your power, Annalise,” he said. His voice was quieter now, less taunting, less cruel. As if this was a simpl
