89. Talia

Zayn’s pov

Shouting was part of being a soldier and part of my relationship with Talia as well. We could get angry, but we’d never hurt each other. We would yell at each other when we fought, and then we made up with the same amount of passion.

But I could see that yelling made Eve flinch. As a tracker, a soldier, and the mate of a Gamma, I had seen a lot. I’ve felt a lot, but I would never know the type of pain Eve endured. The most painful thing I had to endure was losing the love of my life, but she had to see her mate live with another woman every day of her life, and then she was tortured by that same woman. It was a different kind of pain that, I was sure, made a permanent impression on Eve.

I thought she was too cold while talking to me, but she had learned to hold back for her own safety.

She was asking for my heart, and I couldn’t give it to her. But the thought of losing another woman I had grown to love hurt too much. I felt like such a coward, but telling Eve the truth woul