Chapter 14: Jealousy
(Eden's POV)
Derek froze where he lay, his bleeding, contorted body caught under the moonlight. His gold-hued eyes glared up at me, but they flickered with something else now—fear.
“I told you,” he hissed, his voice low and uneven. “I had nothing to do with the mate bond potion! Whatever you think you know, it wasn’t me!”
My fingers trembled slightly as I crouched down, leveling my gaze with his. My curse power hummed like an uncoiled spring in the air, ready to lash out again if he so much as dared lie to me again.
“You really think I’ll take your word for it?” I said, my voice calm but laced with cold steel.
Derek’s breathing quickened. His half-formed body twitched, his arms bent unnaturally from the failed transformation. He knew I wasn’t bluffing, espe
