Revenge Of The Alpha's Reborn Mate
He wasn’t asking for my past, but my loyalty.
I didn’t hesitate.
“No,” I replied, my voice steady, though the words cut deep. “I loved him once. But he betrayed me. He killed me. I don’t love him anymore. What I loved died when he threw me away for Vanessa. He betrayed not just me, but everything we built together.”
A hush fell over the group, and I could feel the weight of their eyes on me, waiting for more, for weakness, for anything that might give them reason to doubt.