“I don’t care.” Austin’s response is instant.“Really?” I sound doubtful.His gaze lowers in shame. “I know I’ve said terrible things to you—"“Apparently you were trying to ‘protect’ me,” I cut him off, my tone sarcastic.“Doesn’t excuse it, though,” he murmurs, lifting his gaze to meet mine. “When the pack elders found out about you, they gave me a choice. Either I left the pack to be with you , or I stayed and mated someone of their choice. I had been trying to avoid this for a while, but you became leverage. The pack hunter was following you. One wrong move, and he would have killed you.”“That night we spent together—"“Was the one fluke,” Austin confesses. “I thought if I made you hate me, it would be easier for you to walk away, but getting you to hate me meant hurting you. In the end, knowing you were dying because of me, and knowing that you would leave me, I decided to choose you. I couldn’t be away from you.”I look away. “You made me feel as if I was nothing, Austin.”Aust
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