Kaiden’s Point of View
"He was my former mate… but he rejected me."
A dangerous silence fell between us.
A mate. That word alone sent something bitter and venomous coursing through my veins. He was her mate. No. He had been her mate. And he had rejected her. But he hadn’t just rejected her. He had hurt her.
Left marks on her.
Broke her.
Slade was furious. He snarled inside my head, his rage intertwining with mine. ‘He touched what’s ours.’
I clenched my jaw, my grip tightening instinctively before I forced myself to loosen it.
I was pissed. No, I was beyond pissed.
But I wasn’t about to scare her.
Not now.
Not when she had finally told me the truth.
I exhaled sharply, trying to calm the storm inside me. "He rejected you," I repeated, as if saying it out loud would make me understand why this bastard had given up something as rare and precious as her.
Avery gave me a small nod.
I reached up, running a hand through my wet hair, trying to keep my rage in check.
"And he’s still breathing
