Aspen. Aiden looked at me with tears in his eyes. "Did you love me in that life?" He asked me, and I nodded and wept. "With all my heart. I loved you with all my heart," I said, and he bowed. "I am sorry, Aspen. I am sorry for everything I did to you in that life. I am sorry for not protecting you and not believing you. I am sorry for choosing her over you and hurting you like I did. I am sorry," he said, and I was stunned that he believed me. "You believe me?" I asked, stunned, and he looked at me. "There is no way you can concoct a lie like that. I can feel your truth Aspen; you belong to my pack, remember?" He said, and I sighed with relief because I thought he would think I was crazy. Aiden got up and walked to me. He gently caressed my cheek and stared into my eyes. He searched

