Chapter 259

CELINE’S POV My breath still hadn’t steadied when the words tumbled from my lips. “That… that was your true scent, wasn’t it?” Darius froze. For the briefest flicker of a heartbeat, something raw and unguarded flashed in his eyes. But then, just as quickly, his face shuttered, his expression hardening into the cold mask he always wore with me. “You really are shameless, Aurelia,” Darius said flatly, his voice like ice cutting through bone. His eyes raked over me, not with desire, but with something that felt far worse—disgust. “Now I see it. First it was the pack members, then Kael, and now me. You weren’t just trying to control Seraphina—you’re flirting with me too. Seducing, just like they say.” The words slammed into me, sharp and merciless. For a heartbeat, I couldn’t breathe. But then the sting twisted into fire. My hands curled into fists, my wolf growling low in the pit of my chest. I met his stare head-on, my voice trembling not with fear, but with rage. “Flirting with you?” I