Werewolves long for the day they meet their mates. For Zane and Alessandra that's not the case. Zane is in love with Alessandra's sister and Alessandra isn't looking for love. Can these stubborn wolves resist the mate bond?
They might deny the bond...
"Your peace is more important than driving yourself crazy trying to understand why something happened the way it did. Let it go."
ALESSANDRA ROMANO
I collapse onto the couch and tug at my hair with my hands.
I know relationships are hard work. I know it's about communication and compromise and all that other shit. It feels like Zane and I are desperately clinging onto this relationship with everything we have because of our bond but maybe there was a mistake.
My heart hurts when he's upset with me.
Goddess, he's still recovering from an injury and I practically shoved him out of the house.
I sigh. My back aches from sitting in a chair all day and my eyes feel like they might shut at any second. Despite my slight discomfort, I try to rack my brain for clarity.
Zane has a point. I've been holding onto the past for too long. At this point, it's only holding us back, and quite honestly holding on is draining.
A sudden burst of guilt hits me.
Zane knew all those things about me because he took the time to care. What the hell do I know about him? I don't know his favorite foods. I don't know his hopes and dreams.
As the guilt begins to consume me, my papa's words float around in my head.
If there's something bothering you, you can sit there or you can get the hell up and do something about it.
So I get the hell up.
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I find Zane on the rocks I once sat at with Lilia. That feels like such a long time ago when everything in my life was uncertain.
The lake looks beautiful tonight just like it does every night but that doesn't mean I'll ever get sick of it.
I trek up the rocks and sit on the one next to Zane's. His eyes meet mine but he turns his head to look out ahead of him again.
Okay, I can do this.
"I'm sorry," I blurt out.
Zane's eyebrows rise with alarm at my sudden words.
"You're right I've been holding onto the past but before I move on from it, we need to discuss everything, and I mean everything."
