“You are the true monster,” Natasha spat at him, her burning gaze filled with anger and pain. “For so long I believed you. I followed my uncle’s every command. I did everything you wanted, and at one point I even thought I loved you!”
A disbelieving breath left her, but her intensity never left.
“You used me, lied to me, forced me to submit by making me believe that I was below you. That I wasnothing. You used my insecurities to manipulate me, gaslight me into thinking I deserved everything my uncle did to me!”
She paused, reigning in her emotions so as not to give him the satisfaction of getting a single tear from her.
André and I exchanged a dejected glance while her pain blasted into us, burning our chests.
“You made me believe that I didn’t even deserve to be protected from my uncle. That I was worthless. All because you, ReinheitWölfe wannabes lied yourselves into thinking you were Wolf Shifters, powerful, and above everyone else. My mate is what a real, ReinheitWölfe looks like, and you have no idea how powerful they truly are.”
Natasha looked at me with pride, and I could never love her more.
“You were never shifters, Ryker. You are just weak cowards, who feared me and who I might become.”
She stepped closer until the light of her fire reflected on Ryker’s face. He desperately tried to get away from the flame butcouldn’t move a single inch. The need for justice exuded from her as she leaned into him, her eyes turning beautifully red while her fangs descended.
“You had reason to fear me…” Natasha sensually whispered, lifting her chin to look down on him. “Look at me now, Bitch.”
Pride burst from André and me. That was our mate.
Her blazing hand slammed against his balls the next second, and she gripped them forcefully, causing him to buck against the wall. Ryker’s eyes almost burst out of his head when the fire gripped him too.
Ouch!
Ear-splitting screams exploded out of the bastard while his dick disintegrated.
“What happened, Ryker?” our mate asked innocently. “I thought you dreamed about me touching you in your special place. No? Oh, well.”
“I’ll be damned. She actually burned the testicles off him.”André whistled in my mind.
I cringed, pulling her back with me several steps.
Letting go of Ryker, André stood with us.“Note to self: Do not make Natasha mad.”
“Noted.”
No one could convince me that theEternal Blazewasn’t fueled by Natasha’s emotions. Even now, it stirred over him like it took extra pleasure in burning his balls.
“Also, you are disgusting,” Natasha growled at him.
Locked in place against the wall, Ryker’s entire body juddered from pain, feeling every inch of him melt.
Ryker’s screams suddenly caught in his throat, choking him as the agony became all-consuming. Blood inundated his eyes, dripping from his nostrils and mouth—still open in a suppressed scream.
André wrapped his arm around her back too, and Natasha released a measured breath, relaxing between us.
We stood there, watching her painful past burn to ash, so Natasha could get the closure she deserved.
35
“It looks like I missed a good party.” Countess Dariah’s voice echoed through the cave, cutting through the heavy silence. “Sorry, I wasn’t here earlier, darling.”
Natasha whirled around, leaving our side, as the Countess wrapped her tightly in her arms.
André and I released a satisfied breath as I draped an arm over his shoulder and hugged him to my side. He sighed, wrapping his around my back, glad that all of this was finally over.
“Hugs are not that bad after all, huh?” Countess Dariah grinned, squeezing Natasha before letting her go.
