-Ava-
I looked at Everly, feeling shocked at first, unsure of what she was agreeing to. However, the way she gazed at me, her eyes glistening with happiness, made me realize that she had responded to the idea of the life we could have had if circumstances had been different. Perhaps if I hadn’t been with Zachery, or if I had been brave enough to leave my parents, we could have found each other sooner and been together, just happy. I knew I would be safe with Everly. There was no doubt in my mind.
She is very strong, our mate! my wolf remarked.
I agreed with her. Our mate was indeed very strong, and if anyone could handle my sh*t, it was definitely Everly. However, I couldn’t shake the feeling of guilt for dragging her into my mess. I didn’t want to trouble her, and I certainly didn’t wa
