He stood there, lit from behind by the flickering light of the premises. From miles away I could feel his presence, with my eyes closed I could tell he’s the one.
Castillo.
The Alpha who broke my heart.
The mate who rejected me then moved on to someone else.
The man I once adored so fiercely that had left me with scars.
And yet…
When he said, “We need to talk,”
I still felt it. That connection, that ache
I didn’t budge at first, nor did he. His eyes were scanning mine, stormy and hard to read.
“Go on, I’m all ears,” I finally said.
Castillo stepped closer, moving slowly and purposefully. “You’ve gotten stronger.”
“I had to,” I replied. “I made sure of that.”
I noticed him flinch.
“Good!. I didn’t come to fight, May,” he said, his voice dropping. “I came because you deser
