Wanda
Friends.
I heard what Gideon had said, but I didn't really get it. He had said earlier that I didn't want a mate any more than he did. At first I had wanted to deny it. But he had been right, even though I hadn't even admitted it to myself. I hadn't looked for my mate because I didn't trust anyone and hadn't wanted anyone in my life.
I had felt that something had broken inside me when I had been tortured. But I hadn't seen the extent of it, or had not wanted to see it.
I hadn't looked for my mate because I didn't want him to see my nightmares. Or how much I was still suffering from the torture in general.
With Gideon it was different, he was my mate and he had forced his way into my life without asking.
He had seen my nightmares and my scars. At first he hadn't cared or had onl
