RIDER
"Dammit," I cursed, fisting a tree as I got closer.
How much more difficult can this situation get?
"Ugh!!!" I screamed into the surrounding empty bushes and trees.
I don't know what I expected of Halie, or how I thought she'd act when she eventually found out about us. Actually, I never thought she'd find out. I never even thought she'd take it this seriously.
I never thought I'd hurt my mate this much to make her cry. She trusted me and I betrayed her. I betrayed her feelings, her trust. I betrayed what we were.
I was a lousy mate. Halie was right, I didn't bother to factor in what she might have felt, I just did what I thought was best. I never thought she'd be affected by the imprint bond. Mates often took on challenges together. I had just thought, that since she wasn
