Chapter Nineteen

CHAPTER NINETEEN

“Get away from her!” Troy says.

Our beautiful moment is broken by his demands as Kole and I part reluctantly.

“Kierra is my mate,” Troy continues, his eyes red with fury. “She’s always been mine and she will always be mine.”

Troy turns to me and I see all his pain, which is concerning. It’ll give him the kind of strength we don’t want him to have right now.

“I messed up,” Troy says. “I get that. I should’ve stood up for you more. I should’ve stood up for us. I shouldn’t have let other people get in my head like that.

“But I’m sorry, Kierra. I truly am sorry. And if you give me another chance, I’ll do so much better.

“My priorities were messed up before. I didn’t even realize that at the time, but they were. I was focused too much on status, popularity, power. All the things that aren’t as important as the bond with my mate is.

“I’m going to put you first, Kierra. I’m going to show you how much I love you. Things will be so much better.”