Chapter 44 I stared at her with shock, unable to fully process her words. Maybe the panic attack was making me hear things. “You’re not being serious, are you?” But her tears said otherwise. “He’s my mate Lexi. He can’t die. I know he’s done terrible things to you in the past but it wasn’t of his own will. He couldn’t help it.” “But he- but he-“ I stammered unable to fully grasp the ridiculousness of the situation. The man who tortured and made my life miserable for years is Bella’s mate? Was this the moon goddess’s way of playing a cruel joke on me? I had considered it before but now I was certain she loathed me because I can’t just catch a break. “That’s why I said it’s complicated.” Dale said softly from behind me. “Let’s talk about this upstairs, Okay?” I glanced at him an

