Chapter 101

••• Elijah's POV ••• Evelyn’s belly grew bigger by the day—and with it, my desire for her shriveled like dead leaves in winter. I couldn’t stand the sound of her voice, the way she hovered, the way her scent turned cloying instead of sweet. She used to be a thrill. Now she was just a mistake wrapped in swollen flesh. I couldn’t even remember what I’d ever seen in her. But the need didn’t go away. The tension in my body kept building, and I knew exactly who it was meant for - Victoria. I had been planning to take her once I got her back, but she betrayed me. Every night, she clawed her way into my thoughts—her scent, her voice, the way her legs parted without even me needing to ask. The way she clung to me, always trying to get my attention. The way she always tried to make me happy. That was back when she still obeyed. Back when she still knew her place. I used to own her. Used to watch her walk into a room and know she belonged to me—that obedient, graceful Luna who never questioned m