Page 19 of The Possessive Alpha’s Reborn Luna

Victoria's body went rigid. Panic flashed in her eyes.

"That day by the river," I stared into her eyes, each word deliberate, "did I really push you?"

Her gaze flickered.

"Will you swear to the Moon Goddess?" I raised my voice. "If I pushed you, then swear it. But if you're lying..."

I paused, my voice turning colder. "The Goddess will punish you."

Silence.

Victoria went even paler. Her lips trembled. She avoided my eyes and looked at Cedric instead, her eyes brimming with pitiful tears.

"Alice..." Her voice broke. Her body shook. "Let's just say I fell in by accident. I won't blame you. You don't have to do this..."

She finished, and tears slid down her cheeks. She looked so pathetic.

"I never knew you were this vicious." Disappointment dripped from Cedric's voice.

Vicious?

He called me vicious?

My heart felt like something was crushing it. I could barely breathe.

But I should've been used to it by now, shouldn't I? He said the same thing in my past life. Looked at me with the same disappointment. Every time, he chose Victoria without hesitation. Until my child and I died in those flames.

I swallowed the pain and met Cedric's eyes defiantly. "If I really pushed her, why won't she swear to the Goddess?"

Or maybe he knew Victoria was lying. He just loved her more, so he was willing to overlook her lies.

Victoria's tears fell. Her breathing quickened. Her face went paler. Then she suddenly broke into violent coughing.

But I knew it was an act. This fragile act was how she won everyone's trust and sympathy.

"Enough! Alice!" Cedric roared. "Get out!"

"Fine." I looked at Cedric with contempt and turned without hesitation. "You think I want to be here?"

At the door, Cedric's voice rang out again. "Wait."

I stopped but didn't turn around.

"Victoria needs someone to look after her," he said coldly. "Starting today, you'll care for her. Until she recovers."

I whipped around, staring at his cold face in disbelief. "What did you say?"

"You heard me." He repeated it. "You're going to take care of Victoria. To make amends."

Amends.

Amends again! I did nothing wrong, but I had to atone for her lies. Rage surged through my chest, threatening to consume me.

"Fine." I bit out each word through clenched teeth. "You already called me vicious. Aren't you afraid I'll poison her? Kill her?"

"You wouldn't dare." Cedric's eyes turned colder. "If anything happens to Victoria, Amy pays with her life."

Amy.