Chapter 31

Donald

The pain I felt at Julie’s tears was unimaginable. I still

held her gently in my arms, and the way that she desperately clung to me for comfort was something I had never thought she was capable of. That this infamous, fighting Rogue who had snarled at me only days ago would break down right in front of me, and accept my embrace, holding on to me for dear life as she wept,

was beyond my wildest dreams.

I could not hate her.

I knew very well who she was, and what she had done. Out

there, outside this room which was our bubble of solace, I knew that there were

the Pack Elders, my pack members and other Pack Alphas clamouring to see the Rogues

killed. But this was not just a Rogue, but my mate.

The feelings I had tried to control back then, when I had

told Ray about Julie, now resided in me with full force. This was my mate, the

one who I wanted to care for and protect with every inch of me.

I held her as I felt her sobs subside, and she only sniffled

now and again, and I soothed h