Roman
I didn’t have to hear the entire story to know that Austin was telling Samantha about the aftermath of the death of Theo’s family. There’s only ever been one time in my life when I lost control and killed innocents, and it was that day. It’s not something that I’m proud of and I’ve made sure to never lose control like that again, but I can’t bring those people back any more than I can bring Theo back.
Since my mate doesn’t need any more reasons to hate me, I interrupt their conversation letting her know I’d like her to accept me as her Alpha. I may not be willing to force my mark on her, but I need her to be part of the pack so I can find her or reach out to her mentally when needed.
I expected her to fight me, but instead she falls into step beside me. Rather than complete the si
