Eloise’s POV:
Theodore stared intently into me for a few seconds before his face grew darker, with a tint of remorse visible in the eyes of that Alpha whom I had always cherished as my savior.
He rather chose not to give me any false hope before he uttered in a rigid tone, “Eloise, I didn’t want to do that either in the first place. But to be honest, I really didn’t have a choice.”
My body uncontrollably shook from dread and shock, forgetting to blink my lashes, I stared still at him with the tears slightly blurring my vision. My heart writhed in agony, forcing myself to squeeze those words out of my parched throat, “Why? Why…did you do this, Theo?”
“Eloise, try to understand—”
“MY FATHER LOVED YOU! LIKE HIS OWN SON, DAMN IT!”
A heartwrenching shriek broke through my chapped lips,
