elson
per office. I'm completely stunned and confused. I couldn'
Dwayne when all he did
ng to deserve that. Yet, she ha
ng wasn
ever have raised her voice at an innocent child, let alone f
miserable as I was. Being separated from his mate for so many years had taken its toll on
ith me. As for why... Even he couldn't tell. If I want
ell phone and dialed Corey's number. The phone r
ed up, I figured out he must h
lives. My wolf can sense she's angry with me, and I want to ta
I wasn't really looking at anything in particular. Core
rply, "I've already found it.
t expected him to find h
out. "You're not
s sitting right across fr
joking. For some reason, hearing that made my heart p
t there in complete silence,
ice finally broke t
u still
snapped me ba
letting out a slow breath.
brief pause befo
ut her on
y. It had been more than seven years since we la
why I made the choices I did. Maybe there w
ck to each other. It didn't take long for
the faint pull of our mate bond. It was weak, almost bu
so violently against my chest that it felt as though it might burst free at
o," I mana
le
came from the othe
eyes and swa
ep going on like this. Whatever you're carrying, you don't have to carry it alone. Tell me wh
ugh suddenl
dripping with sarcasm. "Did you really just sa
appiness in it. It was the kind of laugh that ca
ael. Where were you when
struck me l
devil. A cheater. A lying flirt who threw me away and left
h, trying to keep her
en know why I'm wasting
rs. My chest tightened. She meant every single word. Before I c
shed thr
there for you, and I'll regret that for the rest of my life. But th
did... every decision I made... there wa
riously. "Just stop w
e fell
d already hung up. Then her voice came ba
ven years of heartbreak and welcome you back with open arms. I
d for onl
u bastard." "And don't ev
ng from my phone echoed through the room,
reen. She hadn't even given me the chance to explain. It was beco
ged after she left the pack
r and over in my mind, one
ng wasn
omething much deeper hidden beneath
isunderstanding had taken root betwee
e of guilt w
ding me that I hadn't checked on Dwayne, since the
been terrified to the core. I
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