Page 73 of True Luna: The Unknown Magic

Did they tell Sophia that I could be her cursed mate? Did she think that too?

Holden whined. My heart broke. I felt like something heavy was sitting on my chest.

I looked around the room for the first time since I barged in. My Angel wasn’t here. Where was she?

“Where is she?” I asked as the lump in my throat grew.

I looked back at Luna Emma.

“She is in my office,” she said softly. “She is with her brother.”

“She is mine,” I told her. “This isn’t a curse. You broke it. This can’t be a curse.”

Luna Emma approached me and took my hand in hers. Someone growled quietly.

I felt the anger inside me grow. These people didn’t trust me. They would never trust me.

“I am sorry, Alpha Hunter,” Luna Emma said softly. “We are all just a little bit shocked and scared.”

Why were they scared? I would never hurt Sophia. Goddess, just thinking about hurting her was painful.

“I would never hurt her,” I mumbled, trying to swallow the lump in my throat.

I couldn't decide which emotion was dominating. I was both equally angry and sad.

“Maybe you wouldn't, but your father might,” someone said, making me look up.

It was Sophia’s cousin. He was staring at me with a pissed-off look on his face.

The anger started winning over.

“My father would never hurt her,” I said, clenching my free fist. “He would never do something like that to me.”

“Your father almost killed my mom and me!” the man shouted, taking a step closer to me.

I saw fucking red. I let Luna Emma’s hand go and took a step closer to the man.

“My father changed,” I growled. “He isn’t the same man anymore. He was cursed. He would have never done it if he wasn’t.”

Someone pulled me back. Another man stood between Sophia’s cousin and me. The man pushed Sophia’s cousin back.

“We are not going to do this,” a man holding me said sternly.

I looked behind me and saw it was Alpha Logan.

He let me go and gave me a stern look.

“I will not allow him to insult my father,” I said, clenching my fists.

“I am sorry, Alpha Hunter, but your father almost killed my mother,” the man said, making me look back at him. “I can’t have respect for that man. I can’t trust him or you.”

My heart clenched painfully. Did Sophia feel like that too? Did she also think that my father was a horrible person?

“My dad changed,” I said. “He turned his life around. He is a good person and a great father. I am so sorry for what happened, but he would never hurt anyone. He would never hurt Sophia.”

I could see Sophia’s cousin's jaw twitching. He clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

“Mason, honey, I know that you are worried and scared, but we can’t judge Alpha Hunter based on his father’s mistakes,” a woman said softly.

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