Chapter 178

Something in her tone indicated that her words had a deeper meaning. I blinked down at her incredulously. My Wolf growled in affirmation at the same time I said, "Of course." I wasn't sure why she was even asking me a question like that. Skylar had become the center of my universe; she had saved me from being savage and hard-hearted for the rest of my life. She had shown me how to feel again. That was something I'd never be able to repay, but I'd spend my life trying to make up for what I'd put her through. "I may have fallen out of love with David against my will, but I still loved you. You were everything I had. Everything I did was to protect you. If leaving Skylar meant saving her, at least for a while, would you do it? Would you hurt yourself to protect her well-being?" I remained stonily silent, absorbing her words. I could recognize her logic, but it did nothing to salvage my childhood. I released a heavy breath; I did not have time to explore my lost c