Chapter 206

Wade's POV It had been four long days since Ciara was hospitalized, and I hadn’t left her side once. I arranged for her to be moved to a private room with a shower, knowing I wouldn’t step away for even a moment. Oliver had gone home yesterday, just a day after Maya woke up. He was lucky. His mate had opened her eyes. Mine still hadn’t. But all I could think about were her last words to me. She told me she loved me. Told me she wanted me to be happy, even if that meant finding a second chance mate. She didn’t even blame me. She didn’t bring up Vera. She didn’t yell or accuse. She forgave me… even when I didn’t deserve it. And that guilt? It was unbearable. I didn’t want anyone else. I only wanted Ciara. I should have seen it sooner, Vera had manipulated me from the beginning. What I thought was innocence had been a well-played act. She only ever showed me what she wanted me to see, sweet, quiet, kind. She isolated herself, so no one ever saw her real self. Even her meals were delivered