Chapter 25

I stared into his eyes, and he stared back into mine.

By this point, an awkward silence had definitely settled.

Well, maybe it looked like that from the outside. But it . . . wasn't?

Sure, there were no words. Just an intense stare between us. My breath hitched in my throat, his face not showing a single sign of regret.

He held his ground and he loved me?

It was a little hard to take in. To think that anyone could love me. I was a demon. A monster. I didn't deserve to be loved . . . yet I was.

I almost couldn't believe it.

I couldn't believe that this man, the a literal god that walked the earth, could love me. Enough to give up his title and his pack, something which he loved dearly, just to be with me.

And how had I repaid him? I was awful to him, he didn't deserve a mate like me. But he wanted a mate like me.

But . . . it was his choice right? I couldn't stop him. The mate bond was there for a reason. We were perfect for each other, genetically and mentally and everywhere between.