The Lycan King's Defiant Surrogate
I love him for the whole that he is, and the stronger person I become when he’s around me.
This knowledge comes with a heavy price. I love him, but this is a doomed love. Even if he feels the same, which I doubt tremendously, he would still never truly be mine.
At best, I’d have to share him. Watching from the sides as he walked down the aisle, marrying someone else.
I don’t know if I’m strong enough for that. Nor do I know if I’m strong enough to leave – even if I could.
I’m caught in a trap, with certain unhappiness in every direction. All I can do is watch the hurt come barreling toward me, like I’m standing on the railroad tracks watching for the engine to come my way.