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“Once you left
as heartbroken, you know that? You broke her heart. I can understan you caught he, korning her MATE!” He yells the last word out to me. For my part. I snap jaws his way, letting my teeth hit together hard
Xo need for violence, just stating facts. Mom was right. It’s good you re collared, always flying off the handle. The pole groans slightly as I pull with all my effort to try and break free of my hold. The chain’s not giving up any extra inches. He smirks at
“You knew what you were up against when you pursue someone who has a living mate You of all wolves should know what kind of connection they have. Those words hit me
hard. I was her fraud.
It took a long time for her to come out of her funk. She cried a lot. I think she might still be
crying. Do you know that every time we text each other, she always asks about you, if you’re home yet? Not a conversation goes by that she doesn’t ask about you.” The wolf’s ears perk up, head angling to the side. listening to him closely
“Don’t worry, Clayton was there every step of the way to help her through it. He was everything that a mate should be, yet in the end, she chose to leave him behind My shoulders hunch slightly with this
“Don’t like that? Hey, well it’s the truth. You left too fast, you should have stayed around. but you didn’t, and now she’s off on some great adventure while you’re tied to a pole eating food covered in dirt. He laughs to himself while I glare
“All I’m saying is that she made a mistake that she wishes she could take back. What’s done
is done. I’m sure there are mistakes that you wish you could take back, aren’t there?“He tosses me another piece of meat but this time I catch it in the air, not allowing it to drop to the ground.
“Sometimes I feel as if I’m the smartest one in this family. It’s a heavy burden to carry.” He places another piece of pancake into his mouth that’s dripping maple syrup on his shirt. Tossing me the last piece of meat, he leaves me alone to chew on everything I learned in the morning sun.
The following morning has Carson coming to give me breakfast. “I told Mom and Dad aliou me.” His shoulders back, head held high.
“I did it mysel
d
i
good about it. I couldn’t live a lie anymore.” He gets close to me,
putting a bowl with steaming meat in front of my nose.
He takes a seat on the frosted picnic table that looks like it has a crisp white tablecloth on it. The crisp air has our breath hanging in front of our faces for the gusts of wind to carry
ay as soon as our words are said.
“You were right about Mom and Dad. They
love me even if they don’t understand my
choice. Rya knew, you know. She kept my secret from everyone. She could have told you,
but she didn’t. She had my back. I wish I would have stopped the car, helped her пр. It must
have been hard for her that day. I wonder what she thought when she saw you with a shaved head? I can’t even imagine what her poor mind was going through. She’s a tough
female. She rallied, didn’t she? And now she’s off on her own, not needing anyone to hold
her up.” My shoulders sink into themselves, the weight of guilt so heavy I feel as if I could
be pressed into the ground by it.
“Don’t worry, Caleb gave us a play by play of everything that’s been going on. I just can’t believe a female as good as her keeps getting rejected, first by her mate, then by someone who I thought was putting in some kind of effort. I guess effort to some is mediocre to others.” He just looks at me, not looking away.
“I’m kind of disappointed in you, always talking about watching and listening, try to get the whole story. I heard you didn’t even give her a chance to explain. I guess with you, it’s do as I say, not as I do.” He gets up off the table and walks away. I think he’s come to love her in his own special way. My ears hurt from what he says to me. I can’t stomach the food, but
I’m starving.
A few more days pass with my mother clicking her tongue at me, bringing me breakfäst before muttering to herself about trying to teach me what’s right. How I’m not ready to take
control of this pack, that she and my father won’t even be able to enjoy retirement together because I can’t get my act together.
The seventh night, it’s Cash who comes. Sitting on the picnic table, he looks at me silently before the palms of his hands press into his eyes. He shakes his head before walking away without saying a word. I try barking and pulling on the chain with everything I have in me. The pole groans with the strain but doesn’t budge with my effort.
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