“It’s not about worth,” I tried to come up with any reason. “It’s about…compatibility. We don’t fit.”
Kayden stayed quiet for a moment, thinking it over. “Or maybe you don’t want her to fit.”
I didn’t answer.
I couldn’t.
Because deep down, I knew he wasn’t wrong. There was something else inside me that refused to accept her, even though every little thing pulled me toward her.
I was scared.
Scared of letting her in because if I did, everything I had built up to protect myself would come crashing down—and that was a risk I wasn’t willing to take.
I could only protect so much, and the one thing I was determined to protect was my legacy—perhaps with a proper mate by my side. Mom went through hell, and nobody deserved to experience that kind of suffering.
Not even Puppy.
“You need to
