Justin’s POV
Why? Why was Helen turning on me?
We ran through the forest in my Lycan form, me doing everything in my power to keep him running instead of ripping apart Helen like he wanted to.
She’s rejected us. Our mate has rejected us.
Those words kept running through my lycan’s head. I knew how he felt, but I was also calm enough to understand that our connection, our mate bond was still there, just as it had been before she had spoken all of those horrible words.
What did she mean I didn’t love her? How could she possibly say something like that? Of course, I loved her.
Yet, against my will, Helen’s comments wiggled in, chewing on my brain like insects feasting. They were painful, and they wouldn’t let go.
Had I really treated Helen that badly?
A little tiny voice in my
