KINGSLEY As the first sprinkles of water hit my back in the shower, my whole body trembled a little as the flashbacks of last night came flocking into my mind. Feeling her pain through the mate bond had got me swearing on my life to protect her with my life. I could feel the hurt of being betrayed by someone you trusted so deeply. She had trusted Jacob with her heart and mind. f**k, he even deceived her into believing they were destined mates. Wiping out her memory of the whole incident was the only comfort I could offer her. She didn't need such pain to haunt her not while I still live. I knew I had to. That was the conviction I gave myself the moment she became restless and agitated in the car. At that point, I only cared about one thing, removing the memories causing her pain. And b

