Love Or Revenge

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APHRODITE POV

I was feeling so helpless. Darco really keeps taking from me. Why does he keep taking everything I care about? I was looking at my now-dead mate. Tears flowed down my face as I slowly crawled my way to Colton. Pulling Colton to my chest I balled my eyes out, slowly stroking his hair. I hear Cameron howl in pain from the loss of his husband. His lover. His mate.

“Colton” I choked out, I start gently shaking him

“Bebe s’il te plait reveille toi” I sobbed ( Baby please wake up )

“Well, this is a very touching moment”, Darco said sarcastically. Hearing his voice right now made my blood boil. I want to hurt him. I need to hurt him. I felt particularly empty because Colton was gone. He was so nice to me, so loving & caring. My memories of him will forever be wedged in my brain, haunting me. Reminding me of how we were just a few hours ago. And, this was all Darco’s fault, he wanted to hurt me. He wants to take everything I love and care about. My anger came back in full swing by the thought of him taking everyone I held dear. My adoptive mother and now the man that I wanted to love. Yes, I said love. I care deeply for Colton & even Cameron. I was upset at them for keeping things from me and lying but that did not stop the love from growing in my heart. I became angry with myself because it took me this long to come to that realization, I was being too stubborn. I was to headstrong. This is my fault & I will not let anyone else die for me. Not on my watch. They are all innocent and I need to fight this battle myself. I gently kissed Colton on the top of his head, placing him back on the ground. I stood up, slowly.

“Darco Van Helsing,” I said calmly, my back still turned away from him

“This has nothing to do with anyone in this pack. This is between me and you”

“On the contrary my bel madam, it has everything to do with them.”

“How?! You want to hurt me, not them! Just leave them out of it!” I yelled. Darco glared at me.

“You do not understand,” he said dangerously calm

“What don’t I understand? You have been taking everything I love and care about for as long as I can remember!” I yelled, tears streaming down my face. His face visibly softens.

“My heart aches to see you cry over a man that is NOT your mate. It sickens me that you do not feel what I feel in my heart for you. The pain of not having your mate with you and watching them with another”

“You are not my mate!” I yell

“Yes I am and the Dark Ones took you from me because I did not do what I was asked!” he yelled back at me. I was shocked. This whole time he has been calm when he talks to me. He was showing his true emotions. That made me want to pay attention to what he was saying.

“What were you asked to do?” I asked him

“To do the unthinkable”. That voice. I know that voice. I turned around and saw Lenelle walking up to us.

“Lenelle?” I said, eyebrows furrowed. I was so confused

“Lenelle, what are you doing here?” I asked him

“I came here to support Draco and get you back” he answered me calmly

“But- Why are you here to support him?! Don’t you know he is the reason my birth mother was on the run, my adoptive mother died and now I have a dead mate. How can you side with someone like that?!” I yelled at him. I was so angry I wanted to kick his f*****g ass.

“They are not your mates Dite” he said way to calm for my liking

“Then who are they?!”

“Imposters, The Dark Ones implanted a fake mating bond”. Now I was even more confused than the first time. What did he mean by a fake mating bond? What I was feeling for Cameron and Colton right now, was real? It had to be, I have never been in love before until I met Cameron and Colton. How could these feelings be faked?

“Fake mat- That makes no sense! How could what I feel for them be fake?!”

“I just told you. The Dark Ones. They implanted a fake mate bond and your memories were wiped”

“Lies! They are speaking nothing but lies Dite! Kill them! They killed Colton!” I heard Cameron yell, making me turn my head in his direction. I did not realize Cameron had changed back to his human form and got loose from Darco’s hold until now. I must be distracting Draco well enough. I have to keep going, Cameron can barely stand up. I can not lose another mate tonight.

“Shut up mutt! You know we are telling the truth, that's why you stopped me from talking to her that night in front of the club!” Lenelle yelled towards Cameron. Now, that shocked me and immediately caught my attention. I did not understand why he was so angry that he yelled at me about talking to him. Could this be true?

“Why Lenelle?”

“Why didn’t he want me talking to you?” I asked

“Don’t spill your lies anymore Lenelle!!” Cameron yelled. Lenelle slowly walked towards me. When he got in front of me, he grabbed my hands and rubbed them gently. I felt something, something very faint but I knew it was the sprakes. The ones I felt when I was touching Cameron & Colton. I had a shocked expression on my face. Now I needed an answer. I deserved an answer.

“Why did he not want you talking to me, Lenelle?” I asked once more but now I was on the brim of tears because this could not be true.

“He knew me and Draco were your true destined mates” he said looking me deeply into my eyes. When he said that a lone tear left my eye and I averted my gaze toward Cameron for an explanation.