Novel & Cerita I Saved Her Life, He Chose Her Over Me

"She's dead because I needed rescuing." "She's dead because she chose love over safety," he corrects with fierce certainty. "She chose to save people she cared about rather than protect herself. She chose to make her death mean something rather than let dimensional collapse kill everyone in that chamber. “I would have lost her either way, Fin. Everyone would have died if she hadn’t acted, including her. But I would have lost you too. Mom and dad would have lost you. Her choice meant only one mate, one child was lost instead of many. "

She chose a side that wasn't his. And if she accepted this contract... She would become Damien Cole's enemy.

“I’ve got to be honest, she was the only thing on my mind.” He smiled slightly. “I figured. But I’m grateful anyway.” “She was determined to get you back in whatever way she could. If that meant handing herself over to be killed, she wouldn’t hesitate. But I couldn’t let that happen. There was no other choice. It was her or me…and I chose me.” His smile faded away as he turned serious. After a subtle nod, he said, “Because you love her.” I wouldn’t admit it to Cassini, so I wouldn’t admit it to anyone else.

He was never the gentle Alpha he pretended to be. If I didn’t choose Damon, my pack would force me to be Liam's backup sacrifice. I had no other choice. I took a deep breath. As everyone watched in horror, I didn’t back away. Instead, I reached out and grabbed the large hand resting on his knee. It was cold, rigid. “You’re not leftovers.” I looked up, meeting his crimson eyes. My voice trembled, but every word was clear. “You’re my salvation. Please, choose me.”

I stumbled into an alley behind the trash bins and collapsed. Some who passed recognized me. A rotten apple thudded against my temple. Someone emptied a bucket of greasy water over my legs, the filth soaking into my open burns. I thought of my family’s distant, quiet mountains. I thought of Old Grey, the Omega servant who’d raised me after my mother died. But I couldn’t go back. Tomorrow was Leon’s birthday. When he’d choked me, I’d felt it—the wild, frantic stumble of his life-force beneath my fingers. The curse wasn’t satisfied. It was waiting.

“But then I saw her at the warehouse and saw what they were about to do to her⁠—” “Please, I beg of you…” I struggled to keep my voice even, to stop it from breaking. He hesitated before he continued. “I thought about all the women you’d saved…and it was wrong there was no one there to save yours. It was a split-second decision. I killed them all and spared her from your greatest nightmare. Nothing happened to her.” I had been stuck in that warehouse while my girl had fought for her life and her dignity. No fucking way could I go on after this. “She’s going to leave me, and she’d fucking better.”

"Ma, I can't just throw her out. Vincent took a bullet meant for me. If he hadn't stepped in, I'd be the one in the ground. He's gone, and Isabella is the only family he left behind. I'm not leaving his widow out there with a target on her back. I'll talk to Sophia when she wakes up." "You know Sophia. She won't see a widow. She'll see another woman in her house." My eyes snapped open. I went still. Then the truth hit me. I was back. Ten years before everything went to hell. None of it had happened yet. This time, I would survive. So would my family. Anna, Lucas's mother, rushed to my bedside. "Sophia, thank God you're awake. Don't worry, I've already made myself clear to Lucas. I won't let

“And that has nothing to do with how you’re treating me and the way you are with her—” “She saved my cousin’s life and gave him a chance to survive when he would have certainly been dead otherwise,” Candido said. “I owe her, my family owes her, a greater debt than I can say.” “So, you’re choosing her over me because she saved his life?” I asked. “That’s not what mates do.”

“In my position, trust isn’t a luxury.” She scoffed, looking away. “Then why did you save me?” Why did I save her? “You were dying,” I said softly, honestly. “I couldn’t just leave you there.” I continued, “They were going to kill you. Whoever was chasing you. I had a choice: walk away or bring you here. So yeah, maybe I made a reckless decision, but I stand by it.” She finally looked at me again, this time quieter. “So now I’m just your burden?”

One must be sacrificed by the toll of midnight. There was nothing to consider because my choice would always be to save them. I would not let anyone else suffer because of this bitch. ‘Two minutes, babe…’ My mates were the beauty amongst the chaos. They stormed into my life, saving me without even considering an alternative. They chose me. It was my time to choose them and save them. I turned my head to look at them one last time. He must have seen something in my eyes because Dante took his form back. “No!” he roared.