Chapter 26

ZANE’S POV

After hearing Maeve reject me as her mate, I was utterly shocked. I knew she would definitely be mad at me, but I didn't expect her to reject me.

Didn't she know I was trying to save her life? Left for the other Alpha’s except maybe Alpha Kelvin, they wanted her dead.

“I told you to drop your pride and let the other Alpha pass the sentence, but you ignored me. Now look what you've caused, it's fueled our mate's anger,” my wolf’s voice Atlas said angrily in my head.

It broke my heart to see her this way. I knew what happened here today was traumatizing and I knew I would also live the rest of my life in regret and guilt of what happened here today.

Maeve was right. I should have let Madeline tell Maeve the truth after she told me that night. I should have advised and urged Madeline to tell her daughter the truth.

Then maybe, just Maybe, Madeline wouldn't have had to die at all. I was feeling guilty about it, especially feeling everything Maeve was feeling right now. Her ange