Alpha's Twins Chapter 277

Adrian's POV

I completely lost it when Lynda said that. I couldn't stand hearing any more bullshit about Natalia. It was hitting me hard—I'd already screwed things up with her beyond repair. The realization was sinking in deeper with every passing second.

The regret was eating me alive. I hadn't paid attention when she needed me most, hadn't shown her I cared when she begged for it, and I'd failed to love her back when she'd laid her heart on the line for me.

Lynda's eyes went wide at what I'd just done. I was still holding my cigarette between my fingers while my other hand gripped her throat.

My men rushed over, grabbing my arm and pulling me back from her.

Reality hit me like a truck—I'd completely snapped for a moment there.

Lynda stared at me in total shock. Tears started welling up in her eyes.

"This is what I get for loving you all these years?"

Her voice was full of emotion, but it didn't move me one bit. I shot her a hard look and demanded, "Why the hell did you do that? What was the point of hurting her when I'd already promised you'd be my Luna? There's no excuse for lying to me like that. Because of you, I treated her so badly that she'll never forgive me now."

Lynda just stared at me. My fingerprints were already showing up red on her neck—I'd been rougher than I thought.

"Don't forget I'm the girl who saved your ass years ago. I put my life on the line for you. I never asked for anything—you were the one who found me and brought me into your life."

When she brought up that day she'd saved me, I couldn't help but blink hard. I remembered Harold telling me how Lynda had been hospitalized for months with broken bones, in agony the whole time.

I had to look away. I didn't know what the hell to do right now.

On one side was the woman I loved—my actual mate. On the other was the woman who'd saved my life.

I felt my wolf snarling inside me, completely disagreeing with my thoughts.

He growled in my head, "Everyone knows how ruthless you are. Since when do you give a damn about some other woman?"

His words made me frown. I knew he only wanted Natalia. But how could I be such a selfish bastard to turn my back on the woman who'd saved me? At the end of the day, I couldn't deny the fact that I was only alive because of her.

I forced myself to calm down and nodded.

"Get out."

She didn't move. Instead, she said exactly what she shouldn't have.

"Adrian, you're right. I did lie to you. You want to know why? Because I fell for you back then. You told me I was the only woman in your life, but every time I tried to get close to you, you'd call out her name instead. She drove me crazy with jealousy. What did she have that I didn't? I wanted you to stay away from her. I wanted you to hate her. I was terrified you'd change your mind and kick me out of your life. The thought of you having feelings for her made me panic."

I growled at her—her words were complete bullshit to me.

I broke free from my men's grip and grabbed her throat again.

"How dare you pull that shit? Sure, you saved my life, and I've let you get away with a lot because of it. But that doesn't mean I'll forgive you for hurting my woman."