Chapter 156

Wade's POV The weight of how badly I messed up slammed into me like a punch to the face. Had I been so wrapped up in doing what I thought was right that I missed all the signs? So caught up trying to be Vera’s hero that I failed to notice her feelings for me deepening week after week? This was on me just as much as it was on her. I let my pride drown out Timber’s warnings. He was right. I hadn’t shut things down with Vera the way I should have. I should have pulled back the moment I knew Ciara was mine. But I didn’t. I let it go on. The attention from Vera fed my ego. I didn’t see the problem until I met my mate. From then on, only Ciara should have had that power. And still, I didn’t stop Vera when she touched me at her cottage with Ciara right there. I let it happen. I liked the way Vera looked up to me. I had gotten used to it, comfortable with it. So much so that it didn’t even register as wrong anymore. But it was. It was all wrong. That day at the cottage, I should have seen it f