All Chapters of Bound by His Mark, Freed by His Betrayal: Chapter 51

Horace pov.After I dropped her off at home, I drove to the creek. With a lot on my mind, I didn’t want to be around anyone for fear of doing something hurtful.But as I stood there. I realized I may have already crossed that line with Elena with my earlier actions.But at that moment, I couldn’t help it.“It’s been three years, Elaine.” I breathed.And I knew I should move on already. In fact, I wanted to. With Elena. She was the perfect fit for me.Completed me in ways I never even knew about before. And even though things were not yet official with Michael, I wanted to make her mine for real.Not the fake public show thing but the real thing.However, I couldn’t deny that Michael bringing up Elaine in such a way tugged something hard at my chest.And it led me momentarily to do the one thing I shouldn’t even dare think of.Hurt Elena.I took a deep breath and walked back to my car.I had to apologize, I had to make things right.When I got back to the house, knowing she was already