Chapter 36. Don’t Hate Me for This

“If you can, then this is huge, Lorey. It means you have superior power, and we might… Don’t you see? You might be a Santo yet if you have it in you to become something amazing, a warrior for her people. If my father sees promise in you, then he might reconsider you enough to let you become one of my pack, and then…” He trails off, but I can see where his mind is heading, and it now makes sense why Carmen is not high on his priority list. Colton is looking for a way to claim me as his mate, even after everything he said in the forest. I guess the bond for the past weeks has made him as miserable as I’ve been, and that’s why he can’t stay away from me.

Bittersweet pain riles up in my stomach. It hurts at the same time as making me stupidly emotional. Adoring him for looking for a way for us, not giving up on our bond, but being the realist and shoving hope out like trash.

It sounds ludicrously simple, except for one minor problem. Colton is an Alpha with all the gifts tha