Chapter 81

“I hate it! I have no control over myself! I promised that I would never lose control like that again… I swore to myself that I wouldn’t be responsible for more deaths—fuck! I killed his mate… Ace, I’m so sorry—”

Ace pulled Tai into his arms, ignoring the blood smeared across her skin, and held her tight. “It wasn’t you,” he whispered. “You did not do that. It was out of your control.”

“And that’s my fault! Don’t try to make me feel better about this. I’m a killer. You shouldn’t sugarcoat it.”

“I’m not,” Ace said firmly. “You have grown up in the human world. It’s no surprise that you struggle to control your wolf—you’ve not grown up around werewolves. Everything is still new to you.”

Tai pulled away and covered her face with her hands, shaking her head. “This is one huge mess.”

Ace sighed and pursed his lips. “Yeah, you’re right about that, actually.”

“We can’t st