Chapter 40. Prove It

“Carmen slept with someone else, one of my brothers of Santo. She said it was in heartbreak and anger to make me feel the pain I inflicted on her. So no, I didn’t just discard her. I had to swallow all of that and stick to my commitment. I made my choice, but she kept using us as a reason to punish me while conveniently forgetting her sins. Her jealousy and mistrust are her guilt. The imprinting didn’t make me indifferent to her—she did. She wasn’t fighting the bond or the lure of the Fates as I was; she was trying to wound me, and that, Lorey, is something you never do to a mate. That’s why I can’t feel anything for her anymore. It’s why we’re not dating. I found out after the forest, and since then, I haven’t been able to feel anything but disdain for her.” His pained, low-toned words momentarily silence me and my anger, not expecting that mouthful or the knowledge a femme would betray a mate with his pack brother.

That’s all kinds of messed up, and I can’t believe he is onl