Xander POV I watch as Val walks off the field, taking my heart with her. I was hoping that she would say yes, and things might be able to go back a semblance of what they used to be. I just wanted my mate to be back with me. But now that I am standing here, and after hearing everything that Val just shouted at me I can see how insensitive I was. While I may have waited for her for a few years, wanted her back she was right that I did not look for her nor give her aid when she needed it the most. Instead I just believed in the Moon Goddess and that she would bring her back to me. “What the hell was you thinking?” Alpha Johnny asks me, there is no longer any anger in his voice but a hint of sadness. “I don’t know?” It comes out more like a question rather than a statement. “I was hoping

