Chapter 97
GAVIN’S POV
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I had meant for that to come out lighter and it did but inside, it didn’t feel light at all. For a moment the words in my heart almost slipped out, I nearly told her that I had loved her long before she even understood what that word meant. But I bit my tongue to stop myself from blabbing that out.
‘Gavin, you’re the only one I can talk to about my past who truly understands me. I can’t accept your proposal of marriage.”
The words went directly to my heart, stabbing it without mercy. I held her gaze, not letting anything show on my face, even hough it felt like something inside me had just been ripped open. This was my punishment for leaving her to suffer alone back then. I should have been there when everything fell apart, but I wasn’t. Now I was sitting across from her, hearing the one thing I already knew was coming. Her heart had always belonged to my stupid brother. Memory or no memory, nothing had changed. Somehow, it was still Ace.
‘I’m not saying this because I want to hurt you, I just… I don’t want to lie to you,” she stammered. “I feel calm and at peace around you, like we had something good back then, but I can’t remember any of it.”
I leaned back in my chair, letting out a slow breath. “I never got to tell you how I truly felt all those years ago, even when I had the chance. I let you go because you were in love with someone else. You had loved your mate long before either of you <new you were mates.”
Her eyes widened a little at that. “I must have been a stupid teenager in love, wasn’t I?” She gave a small, bitter chuckle and shook her head. “But my love wasn’t returned. It’s all in the past now and I’m not going back to it.”
I watched her for a moment, saying nothing.
Oh, you’re already back in it,’ I said quietly in my head. ‘You’re with the same man you’ve always loved. The only difference now is that he finally loves you back.
‘What did you want to talk about?” I mumbled softly, trying to bury the ache that was building up very fast in my chest.
The other day I was telling you about Moon and my dreams before I crashed out.” She leaned forward a little. “You’ve never really told me which pack I came from and how Moon is related to my life.”
For a moment, I just let my gaze rest on her beautiful eyes that always captivate me. I should be spilling everything right now, I have just been rejected by her. A part of me wanted to hurt Ace the same way my chest was hurting, but then again, I didn’t need to be the one to throw the truth at her like that. I didn’t want to be petty like Cyrus said I was. Her memories were already coming back piece by piece. It wouldn’t take long before she figured everything out herself.
“Are you protecting her because she’s your cousin’s wife?” she asked when I didn’t say anything.
“What? No! Eww!” My face crumpled in disgust and she burst out laughing, the sound breaking the heavy mood between us. I shook my head quickly. “I’m not protecting her.”
“Then you should tell me the truth about her.” She leaned closer, lowering her voice as if she was sharing a little secret no one else should hear. “I lost my memories from an accident. I saw the accident exactly how it happened and her voice slowed, becoming heavy like she was having a hard time talking about it, the words were getting stuck in her throat.
I reached across the table and took her hand, gently rubbing my thumb over it to calm her.
“Take your time. It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it.”
She shook her head stubbornly. “I want to talk about it. Moon was the one who caused my accident. It was at night. I was walking on a lonely path all by myself. She came out of nowhere, hit me with her car and threw me off the cliff she
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swallowed before continuing. “I saw her face and the tattoo on her finger. At first I thought maybe I was seeing things and I wasn’t so sure. But on the night of the festival, I saw it again. That was when I confirmed she was the one.”
The fuck.
My hand slipped out of hers and I pulled it back, my fingers curling into fists by my sides. I had always known that woman was up to no good, but hearing this made something dark twist in my chest. This wasn’t even the first time she had tried to kill Charlotte. And yet she walked around like nothing had happened enjoying her Luna position.
Even the way she had been acting lately was strange. Asking me to involve her in the Ravok plan, pushing for details she had no business knowing. I wasn’t stupid enough to let her near that, but Ravok still managed to escape with a few of his men. Which meant someone tipped him off.
“She tried to kill me and now she’s trying to ruin my life. I need to know how we were involved and how Ace is married to that kind of woman. No matter how much I think about it, nothing is adding up. I need something, anything to take her down. Ace needs to know the kind of woman she is.”
Is she really thinking about Ace right now? What in the world did my brother do to her?
She looked at me, waiting. Her eyes searched my face like she expected the answers to come from me, but if I start talking about Moon, then I’ll have to tell her everything. From the moment she was brought into the pack to everything that followed after.
And once I say it, there’s no taking it back.
“You don’t have to do this alone,” I said quietly. “I’ll help you get to the bottom of this.”
Before she could ask anything else, I pushed my chair back and stood up. I didn’t trust myself to stay there any longer. If I did, I might say something I shouldn’t.
I walked out of the café without looking back and got into my truck, my hands gripping the steering wheel as the engine roared to life.
Fuck!
If what she said is true, then Moon didn’t just destroy Charlotte’s life once. She tried to finish the job.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
