I couldn't stop the tears that flow, they stain my cheeks with my restless emotions. This is so confusing. But he is right, I don't love him. I just hope that I can, I hope that he's changing enough for me to, I really do. "Okay." I say finally. "Okay?" "I'm listening." "Oh," he says, "okay." He takes a deep breath before continuing. "My mom was murdered in front of me and I couldn't save her. She died for me. I was eight when I shifted, but you probably know that story." Without looking, he takes my hand again, and I smile softly at the idea that he takes comfort in me. "Life after changed, as it should, but it changed for the worse and never got better. My father changed and soon he wasn't a father anymore, he wasn't really an Alpha anymore either." "He-" Danyal stops and I watch a

