Abigail's POV
"This meeting is over," Asher declared, still holding my hands firmly as he led me away from the crowd to his room
"Abi," He called, closing the door behind us.
"You can let go of my hand now," I said, pulling my hands out of his, even though I could feel the absence of the warmth of his hands.
"I pretended to be a gamma Abigail, I lied about my position because I wanted to protect you," He stared, while I stared wordlessly at him.
"And I... When I came here in search of a mate, you were already mated to Christopher—" He paused, swallowing hard.
"You had no excuse to not have told me about whatever it was, I became friends with you, I was closer to you than anyone in this pack, and I confided in you with every single thing," I said, my voice breaking with emotion.
