His Rogue Luna novel Chapter 73

"Come on, let's go outside," She suggested, with my voice. Kieran nodded silently, his body moving on autopilot as his mind was still caught up in her spell.

I quickly pulled out of Kieran's mind, slumping on the bench besides him, trying to decipher what I just witnessed.

That vampire bitch had used her compulsion on Kieran.

I sighed, feeling all my anger give way to exhaustion.

Stupid vampires and their stupid seductive nature.

Kieran's POV

It took me a while to finally realise what had happened. But by then, Artemis had already seen through my thoughts and had sat on the bench besides me, looking exhausted.

I wanted to tell her that I hadn't meant to fall into that bitch's trap, that I only saw her beautiful face and felt her warm body against mine, but I felt that my words wouldn't be enough.

"It's okay Kieran, I'm not upset at you," I felt her warm hand grasp mine and I took that as a cue to move closer to her and pull her into my arms.

It would be just my luck if I managed to mess everything we had worked so hard to get. It seemed the universe was not done punishing me.

"I'm so sorry Baby," I murmured, pressing kisses into her hair.

I could tell she was still a little tense, and while she said she wasn't angry at me directly, I couldn't even begin to imagine the horrible scene she just walked into.

No doubt, if I put myself in her shoes, I would not have reacted as gracefully as she had. I was suddenly hit with how lucky I was, having such a patient and understanding mate, one that would stay long enough to see my side of the story, and not take off immediately.

My heart constricted in my chest at the thought of her running away.

This time, I knew for a fact that if she ever left me I wouldn't live. I would die.

"We should head back inside, before our presence is missed," she murmured, pulling away. I wanted to protest and hold her for a while longer, to do my best and erase those horrible thoughts that kept playing on her mind, but I could tell she wanted a little peace for a while.

"Okay," I agreed quietly, getting up. We walked besides each other in silence, for the first time in a long time, a gap between us. I didn't dare touch her yet, letting her have some space.

It felt horrible, knowing that I was part of the problem troubling her.

I wanted to murder that vampire myself, not for laying her hands on me, but for having Artemis witness such a horrible scene. I couldn't care less about how that vampire bitch had violated me, but I hated how upset Artemis was.

"My fiancée thought now would be a good time to tell me she had been sleeping with my dad,"

Even I couldn't deny the shocking nature of his confession and turned back to him, brows raised. I wasn't sure what to say to that, no amount of words, much less from a stranger, could ever make his situation better. Thankfully, he spared me the painful choice and continued narrating his woes to me.

"The worse thing is, she said she was in love with him and wants to marry him instead. So my ex girlfriend is going to be my step mom," The longer he spoke, the more I realised that the four glasses he had chugged before me weren't his only drinks. There was a slight slur and stumble to his words and he was looking more and more disheveled by the minute.

"Sorry to hear that," Was all I managed.

"No worries man. I guess I should just wait for my mate and hope she doesn't treat me like trash," he grumbled bitterly. He turned to face me, looking at me properly for the first time.

"What about you? You look like a woman just gave you hell too," I blew out a breath, a little surprised by his oddly specific and accurate observation.

"That obvious?" I asked.

"Yeah, you have the face. Guys only get that face on one of two occasions: when a woman is giving him hell, or when he has his dick stuck in his zipper," The last part surprised me and I couldn't help the chuckle that came out of me.

"And I checked your zipper and your dick is most certainly not stuck," I wasn't sure how to feel about him admitting that he clearly checked out my crotch but I couldn't deny he was funny.