.Chapter 37-1
Kane
I felt as if I’d died and somehow entered a fucking great version of heaven. Simone was alive, breathing, carrying our child, and looking at me with those beautiful green eyes that had haunted my dreams for months. The knife wound in her chest was bleeding, but it was already closing. She was here, she was mine, and we were going to have a baby.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked, reaching up to wipe the tears rolling down her gorgeous face.
“I didn’t trust you, remember?” she said softly.
I grimaced. Yes, I remembered. The pain in her voice when she’d rejected me in the woods, the way she’d looked at me as if I’d betrayed everything she believed in. That memory would haunt me for the rest of my life.
“I’m so, so fucking sorry,” I said desperately, my hands framing her face. “I never should’ve said that
in the woods. I should’ve run to you and gotten you to safety. I should’ve stayed at your side and
helped you in any way you needed. I should’ve told you how fucking obsessed I am with you, how
much 1-”
I stopped and looked directly into her eyes before admitting what I should have said months ago.
“How much I love you, Simone. So desperately much. I’ve been going insane without you.”
“Kane…” she whispered, fresh tears spilling down her cheeks.
I could hear the sound of guards behind me, of Dash trying to overhear our conversation while
keeping the newly freed men calm. The doors were opening and more people were filling the
room, but I didn’t care. All that mattered was the woman in front of me.
“Every night for the past three months, I used to relive each minute we spent together,” I continued,
my voice rough with emotion. “Everything you said and did, every grimace or smile, I’d relive it all so I’d never forget a thing. And once I fell asleep, I’d dream of you, and it was so vivid that I woke
up each morning wishing it was nighttime all over again.”
She gasped, more tears falling from her eyes. “I love you too, Kane. I’m sorry for doubting you, but
I… I was so scared. I trust you so much, just as much as I love you.”
I smiled as she reached up to pull me down for a kiss. The taste of her tears mixed with her sweet
scent, and for a moment the rest of the world disappeared. This was what I’d been missing, what I’d been craving every second of every day since she’d walked away from me.
A throat was cleared behind us, loud and pointed.
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I growled low enough to make whoever it was think twice about interrupting again. But I knew that voice, and this was a meeting I’d been waiting for since the moment I’d realized what Kellan had done to my people.
I kissed Simone’s lips over and over, unable to stop myself, then finally stood up. I made sure she was safely tucked against my side, my arm wrapped protectively around her waist.
“You took your damn time,” My beta Mal said, scowling at me before his gaze shifted to Simone.” Hello, there.”
I broke into a huge smile, relief flooding through me at seeing my oldest friend free of magical influence. His eyes were clear, his posture relaxed, and he looked like himself again.
“Hey, dude. I’m glad to finally talk to you,” I said, emphasizing the last word. “This is Simone, my
mate… and the one who finally broke my curse. I guess you already know her.”
“No way,” gasps were heard around the room from the councilmen who’d followed Mal inside.
“Truly?” Mal asked, his eyes wide with disbelief. “The curse… Is finally broken?”
“Come on, give me a hug,” I said, opening the arm that wasn’t holding Simone.
Mal reached out without hesitation, pulling me into an embrace and clapping my back with a thunderous laugh. The relief of having my friend back, of being able to touch someone I cared
about without fear of killing them, was overwhelming.
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