Chapter179: Hidden Life

|| Lilac’s POV || I reached out, tracing the sinister patterns. My heart broke as I spoke, "then we find your true mate. We break the curse—" "No." He caught my wrist. "You are a Nightshade. The true heir to the throne." I tried to pursue him. The Goddess’s vision came to my mind again. I was supposed to help him to redeem the Nightshades. Maybe I was supposed to help him find his mate. But even the idea brought sadness in my heart. How could I ever see him with another woman! Oh Goddess! Was this what you wanted! "I won't spend my life chasing some phantom when the woman I want is right here." his voice was final. "Even if it kills you? You yourself said those markings had darkened. It couldn't be right,” I argued. His laugh was bitter. "My mother ruled for eleven months. I'd take eleven days with you as my luna over a lifetime with anyone else." The confession hung between us, terrible and beautiful. Outside, the wind howled like the witch who started it all. And my heart cried out t