Triton My, how the tides have turned. The last thing I ever expected was to see Hel and her mate standing before me, asking for help. I could laugh and turn them away. But I won’t. It wouldn’t get me anywhere, and I’m trying to be a better man. I want my mate to be proud of me. When we’re eventually together, I want to be able to look into Ava’s eyes and say I tried. It hasn’t been easy over the past eight and a half years. The first year after Ava returned home was incredibly hard for me. Even though I knew I had done the right thing by taking Ava’s memories and sending her home to her family, I missed her. My mate was just too young to have stayed with me back then. Fifteen is still a child in this day and age. Many years ago, it wouldn’t have been a problem. But it didn’t feel righ

