Chapter 122 – Getting out

"Hear me out, Alpha. If you're planning on arguing, I'm not in the mood for that at all." I explain to Derrick, exhausted, "I have to make sure the two pups I am now caring for suffer as little as possible from the circumstance that has developed. You've succeeded if your goal in coming here is to aggravate my wounds. My life is a complete wreck, and I'm at an extreme loss for how to continue. I hope you'll be satisfied with this information." The Alpha gives me a startled, denial-filled shake of his head. He steps forward and uses his two fingers to gently lift my face. "You're not correct. I'm dead serious about us; this isn't a performance," he says. "I realize that my actions over the last few years have not been commendable, but I always anticipated that all would change when my mate arrived. I only underestimated your level of love for a chosen partner compared to the man Selene single handedly for you." His final remarks nearly made me throw up. Selene would never have imagined