“He would never do that!” Jimmy snarls. “He’s crazy about her. He’s not about to f**k it up like that!”
“Alice?” Mary looks at me, ignoring him. “Tell me the truth. Did Darian force his mark on you?”
“No.” I shake my head, finally accepting that it wasn’t forced, and it was also not a form of manipulation. I have to think past the bitterness in my heart. “He wouldn’t do that. But,” I sigh, “I blamed him. I said some things…”
“What things?” Jimmy demands, his voice filled with anger. “Can you for once stop trying to get your revenge on him? None of this was his fault to begin with, Alice! He’s also been suffering. He lost his father. He has struggled since the moment you left. I haven’t seen him smile or laugh since that night. He withered away, but he doesn’t have the option of being bi
