Dawn's POV
“I am a beast, more than I am a man.”
I straightened in my seat, unsure of how to respond. “Why would you say something like that?”
“Because that is the truth,” he said, “ You wanted to know why I live here? And why I stay away from everyone despite being close to the pack. You deserve an answer, because you could use a story right now.”
“I’ve always wanted to know, but I won't force it out of you,” I said quietly. “And I've never thought of you as a beast.”
“You will when I tell you what I did,” he answered. Wayne took a deep breath, bringing his hands together in front of me, and he said to me, “I killed another Alpha’s mate.”
The words didn't register into my brain at first but when it did, I gripped the side of the chair. “You… killed who?”
His voice was surprisingly
