Chapter 329

Joseph's POV I couldn't believe it. For the first time in days, I had hope that Ava might forgive me. When I stepped into the elevator and opened her card, I wanted to rush back out and kiss her senseless, but the doors had already closed. "Make me believe," she'd written. Those three simple words contained so much more meaning than their face value, and I didn't need anything else to reignite my hope. I still had a chance to win her heart back. "What's got you smiling like an idiot?" Dean, my wolf, asked within my mind. "She's giving us another chance," I replied silently, feeling the excitement course through my veins. "Don't screw it up this time," Dean warned, but I could feel his happiness mirroring my own. I attended a meeting that couldn't be postponed, then rushed back to the Storm Valley pack house. Before arriving, I made a quick detour to the mall. At the candy store, I asked the clerk to arrange a special box. She positioned twelve red rose buds, placed a bottle of Amarula