SWNOVELS Chapter 66: Abandonment
Damien's POV
My blood boiled in anger as I stormed out of the Packhouse. I clenched my fists until my knuckles turned white as my conversation with Giselle seared in my mind.
The way Giselle disregarded our child is what angered me the most. How could any mother be so callous, utterly indifferent to their own child? Never in my life had I ever encountered such a blatant disregard before.
I shifted to my stormy grey wolf as soon as I reached the clearing. I used my anger to fuel my legs, letting my wolf run as fast as it could until my lungs burned in protest.
My wolf did not stop running; instead, it ran faster and faster as my mind replayed the interaction I had with Giselle in my head.
Giselle had spoken dismissively about her own child that was still in her womb. Not only that, I also just witnessed how she harmed her own baby just to have things the way she wanted.
Giselle is not the same person as I have known before. The Giselle that I know is kind and soft-hearted. She would never ever hurt anyone, but this Giselle that I met is heartless and selfish. She's not the Giselle that I knew. She changed into a completely different person, and I know I'm to be blamed for that.
I played with her feelings and broke her heart. Not only that, I made serious promises, which I have broken too. It's no wonder why she changed into this kind of person
As I spoke with Giselle earlier, I sensed resentment, bitterness, and unforgiveness in her words
She thought she had moved on, but she had no idea that she was still stuck in the past. Just because she is ready to welcome a new chapter of her life with Killian, it doesn't mean that she has fully moved on from her past.
I sprinted faster and faster as I realized how I should be blamed for everything. Giselle was right. We wouldn't have a problem if it wasn't for me.
It was my decision that ruined us. It was my decision that also pushed my child to suffer.
Back then, I was truly in love with Giselle. I meant every word that I told her, and I had no plans to break all the promises that I had made her.
It's just that fate is cruel. Of all the women in the world who could turn out to be my mate, the moon goddess paired me with Vanessa, the daughter of Beta Justin, who also became the acting Alpha right after my father died. When I found out that Vanessa was my mate, it didn't matter to me. I promised Giselle that I would reject my true mate and choose her as my one and only Luna.
When I found out that Vanessa was my mate, I was ready to reject her to fulfill my promise to Giselle. However, Beta Justin knew my plans.
Since he is the Alpha, he was also aware of my relationship with Giselle before could reject Vanessa as my mate. Beta Justin called me out and warned me not to harm his precious daughter.
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He threatened that he would rebel and turn the whole Pack against me if I ever dared to hurt his daughter.
At that point, I felt hopeless. Beta Justin was popular and loved by the Pack. In fact, he was more loved by the Pack members than my father was.
If Beta Justin ever decided to rebel against me, I'm sure he would gain the whole Pack's support. I would surely lose the position that was given to me by birthright.
If I reject Vanessa, not only will I lose my birthright as an Alpha, but I will also lose it to Vanessa since she is the only child of Beta Justin.
That time, I had no choice. Beta Justin has been waiting to hear my decision. He knew whatever option I chose, it would be a win-win situation.
Either way, his daughter is going to be the Pack's Luna. The question is if she would rule the Pack with or without me.
In the end, I chose to rule the Pack with her. At that time, I thought I made a decision that any reasonable man would choose.
What is more unpractical than choosing a woman over a high position? I would be crazy to choose otherwise.
After I made my decision and made a deal with Beta Justin, things just flew fast.
I announced to everyone that I'd found my mate and since then I have become busy. I didn't find the time to talk to Giselle and explain the situation to her.
Although I'm the Alpha, Beta Justin had great influence over the Pack because of his position as a Beta, previous acting Alpha, and the father of the future Luna. Without my permission, he moved Vanessa to live in the Packhouse with us while we weren't even married yet.
During Vanessa's stay there, I found out that she bullied Giselle, which gave her a hard time. It was already too late when I found out about it Giselle had already left, knowing that I would no longer fulfill my promises to her and that she would
sve to
live in misery under Vanessa's rule.
Just like her, I chose to become the Alpha and abandon her. What right do I have to judge her for choosing to become the Luna and abandoning the child she had with the man who abandoned her first?