chapter 12

Jonah Driving back into the center of the city, Marabella remains silent and stares out the window absently. I am still trying to wrap my head around the idea of Kyan being her mate and knowing about it all this time. He always knew how I felt about her, and not once did he ever think to tell me? The fact that she is his mate? If I knew, maybe I could have stepped away, or tried to. But years passed and what I feel for her just grew stronger. I wish I could be angry over it, but it somehow now makes so much sense. His actions over the years have me re-analyzing everything. If I wouldn’t be this shocked, I would hate to think how Marabella felt once she realized what was happening. And just like that, her words come back to me. “Why couldn’t it have been you?” Those words sting more than anything now, because it also means I can never have her. No matter how much I love her or want her, she isn’t mine. But those words… Did that mean she has feelings for me too, that she wants me? I know