Nathan’s POV
I kept reliving it.
The way Lucian’s fangs sunk into her flesh, The sound of cries pleading and asking to be set free and Bella’s scream.
And me?
Just standing there, doing nothing.
My hands had been clenched so tightly, my nails left half-moons in my palms. My jaw ached for days from how hard I’d bitten down on my rage. But I hadn’t moved, not even when she collapsed. Not even when Lucian looked proud of what he’d done.
Because I was just a cursed Beta, powerless in the eyes of the court,of the pack and her.
And she didn’t even know who I truly was to her ,that I was hers, that she was mine.
Not that it mattered, but Lucian had claimed her publicly, paraded her like she was a possession he’d earned. And anyone who challenged him? They wouldn’t live long enough to re
