Mated to Two Bad Boy Alphas (Lia zane Blake) novel Chapter 279

Chapter 279 – Defiance

–LIA’S POV–

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I stared at her, my throat tight, waiting for her to elaborate.

Was she for real? She’d kidnapped my Mom and tried to kill her for ‘love‘?

It was ridiculous, but the way her eyes softened, almost dreamy, made my skin crawl.

She was sick. A lunatic. She had to be.

“You don’t understand,” Selene said, her voice gentle. “He’s perfect, Lia. Kind, caring, gentle. He listens. He makes sure you’re safe. He holds doors. He’s affectionate. And oh, so great in bed. Do you know how rare that is? How precious?”

My stomach twisted, and I let the emotion show on my face. “You mean… my dad?”

I wanted to puke.

Her smile grew, almost girlish, like she was confessing a silly crush. “Yes. Your dad. He’s everything I’ve searched for and never found. The way he smiles, the way he worries, even the way he fusses when he thinks he’s not good enough. I love that.

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He’s real. He’s flawed in the tiniest ways—like leaving the toilet seat up, or forgetting to switch the light off—but those things don’t matter. If anything, they make him mor

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I swallowed hard, staring at her in disbelief. “You’re insane, Selene. He’s doing all this for Mom. Not for you. He’s doing this because he thinks you’re her. He doesn’t even know you or care about you. You’re not his wife.”

Her head tilted, not offended, not surprised. “Maybe. But I make him happy. He said it himself. Your ‘Mom‘ wouldn’t even cook for him. Their relationship had grown dull and dusty. But I… I’ve lived lifetimes chasing love that never stayed. So I will never let it fade away with him. Your Mom doesn’t deserve him.”

“You’re wrong. And you’re crazy,” I hissed. “Mom was crazy about him. And so is he about her. Not you.‘

She laughed, like I’d said the funniest thing in the world.

“If you want a human man, just get someone else, Someone single. Someone who needs to be loved like you. Leave Dad alone, Selene.”

She smiled, nodding. “I’d thought the same. I thought if I began again with human men, if I shaped them, if I built something fresh, it would work. But I was wrong. So wrong. I should have realised sooner. Love isn’t something you can create from nothing. Men either have it in their hearts, or they don’t. And

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there is no way to know unless you already see them displaying it. So… love is something you take. Something you claim when

ng you it’s already real.”

The words hit me like a slap. My mind scrambled to catch up, to piece together the twisted logic forming in front of me.

“You’re saying,” I managed, my voice shaking, “that instead of starting new, you should just steal someone’s life? Someone’s family?”

Her eyes lit, bright as the moon. “Exactly. Why waste time building when perfection already exists? Your Mom had what I wanted. What I needed. So I took it.”

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The room seemed to tilt. She said it so plainly, like it was obvious, like I was stupid for not seeing it.

“You took her life,” I whispered.

Selene stepped closer, her expression soft but unyielding. “She doesn’t deserve him, Lia. She left him for so long. And only got him back when she got left a child. Because she needed him. Not because she wanted him. But me—I can love him the way he should be loved. I can be the wife he needs. The mother you need. Don’t you see, Lia? I’ve given you more than she ever could. And I gave birth to you. You’re mine anyway.”

My stomach lurched, bile rising in my throat.

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I wanted to scream at her, to tell her she was a monster, but the

words stuck.

Because part of me understood now.

This was her villain origin story, laid bare.

She wasn’t cruel for the sake of it. She was deluded, desperate, clinging to an idea of love so warped it turned her into this.

And somehow, that was worse.

And more dangerous.

Selene’s eyes caught mine, sharp and steady, like she was daring me to blink first.

“I know what you’re thinking, Lia. You still don’t get it. But it’s okay, you don’t need to. You think I wanted this?” she said, her voice low. “You think I chose to become the monster in your story? No, Lia. I loved. Over and over, I loved. And each time, they betrayed me.”

I stayed quiet, watching her.

“They swore eternity,” she went on, a bitter laugh breaking through. “Immortality means nothing when the heart is weak. They promised me forever, but forever was never enough. They left. Every one of them left. Their absence tore holes in me, cracks that would not heal. Do you know what it’s like to be

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abandoned century after century, by the they could never live without you?”

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very men who claimed

Her face hardened, but I caught the flicker of something painful underneath.

“Then I turned to humans. I created something new with each of them. But they left every time.”

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“My father,” I whispered before I could stop myself. “He left you too, didn’t he?”

Her gaze snapped to mine, tears starting to fill her eyes like I’d struck a nerve.

“I don’t like talking about him,” she whispered. “But yes. He was the first human man I trusted. A mortal who made me feel things not even immortals ever had. We had you.

You were beautiful. But I had to give you away because I thought I was protecting you. He thought I would leave and return to the sky. But when I didn’t, he couldn’t take it anymore. He ran from me, tail between his legs. Do you know why? Because he couldn’t stomach the power he shared his bed with. He betrayed me, just like the rest, crawling away to hide behind his mortal shame. He cheated before he ran. Weak, pathetic man.”

I frowned, realising she wasn’t over him. Even now. She had tears in her eyes and her voice broke when she spoke of him.

“You let it twist you,” I said quietly. “You let all of it warp how

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you see love. It’s not supposed to be like this.”

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Her lips curved, but it wasn’t amusement—it was something darker. “You’re wrong. I’ve learned. And this time, it’s different. Dave is different. He will love me. He already does.”

Heat shot through my chest. “No. He loves my Mom. He always has, and he always will. You can’t change that, no matter what tricks you play. He will find out who you are. He’ll figure it out in a while, Selene. You can’t fool him forever. They have history. A marriage. A love that goes way back. He’ll know you’re not her. Right now, he’s just confused.”

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Her eyes gleamed silver, and her voice dropped. “Careful, little one. If you tell him the truth, if you dare shatter the illusion I’ve built, the whole town will burn for your defiance. Do you understand? Everyone you care for will suffer. Your beloved mate. His pack. Your Mom, who you think you can protect if she’s in your pack house. Christy. Nathan. That

ng witch. Blake, his new mate, and everyone else you’ve ever even known.”

My heart thudded against my chest, a chill settling within me.

“Do not risk so many lives for one. Send your precious Mom away and make sure she never returns. Otherwise, I will.”