ARIA I stand by that door far too long, listening to Hunter’s breathing on the other side. What is wrong with me? Why do I even care that he is hurt? He hurt me first. And I am not even talking about the goddamn mark! He told me that I didn’t give him a chance, when in fact he had two years full of chances before Lex even arrived! Everything could have been different… But now it’s too late. I had a hard time trusting him as it is but after what he has done… Now I know that I will never be able to trust him again. And the scar on my neck that hurts when he’s hurting just reminds me of that. I wish I could reject him now without harming Lyra but unfortunately, it is impossible. I need my wolf strong. Now more than ever! So rejecting will have to wait and we both will have to live with the c