Chapter Twelve

Aubrey's POV

I felt deep down it was going to lead to this one day, but for the first time in a long while, I was speechless.

My decision here was going to change a lot. I realized, and that was prob what Layla was talking about.

“I know you are contemplating…” he began, pulling me out of my misery.

My wolf hated this, and I didn't blame her. We weren't programmed to be with others apart from our mates.

Even though they had hurt us…we still felt the bond tug against my decision.

“I would be a liar if I claimed it's okay if you say no, I would rather not guilt-trip you into deciding but from the first time I had met my eyes on you, I realized what I wanted”.

I wish I knew what I wanted too, I thought to myself, with my eyes still glued to him.

“Watching you unconscious that day with a zeal to live changed my life in ways you didn't know how,” he continued.

“I never told you this, but I had gone that far in the woods to end my life. I had it all: fame, power, money, connection,