Kai's POV [Flashback cont.]
I've never felt so elated in my entire life. Finally, I had something my father couldn't touch. My mate. The Moon Goddess herself chose Emilia for me and that bond was sacred, unbreakable, stronger than any manipulation or threat my father could conjure. At least my mate won't fall for his antics, I kept telling myself. The mate bond would protect her, would make her immune to his poison.
I wanted to believe he was doing all of this to spite me, that there was some twisted logic behind his cruelty. He sent my mother away when I was five and he's been miserable ever since, drowning in alcohol and women and power games. But why target my girls specifically? Why make it his mission to destroy every relationship I tried to build? What kind of father does that to h
