~LUCAS~
I loved her.
I was in love with Freya.
I'm not sure when it happened, and I'm not even sure how it was possible for me to love her more than my own mate.
She’d managed to make her way into my heart, and I did not plan on doing anything to get rid of this feeling. If anything, I was happy that I was able to feel this way for my wife; this was how it should have been since the beginning. I should have realized this feeling a lot earlier than this.
My only wish was that I wouldn't have to hurt Avery in the process. I didn't want to admit my feelings for Freya in the past until I was sure of them. However, after last night, I could no longer deny the truth—my heart completely belonged to my wife, no one else.
This meant that it was time to reject my mate. I had been avoiding
