Menu She wanted to turn and walk away, but something kept her rooted in place. She needed to see this-to see the once-proud Alpha kneeling before her, stripped of his arrogance.
Her eyebrows lifted slightly when he finally spoke again.
"I searched for you for years... I was so blinded by the idea of finding the girl with that burn mark that I never realized the truth. I never recognized the woman standing right in front of me-the one with a flawless body, the one who had always been there."
Slowly, he raised his head, his gaze meeting hers.
The moment their eyes locked, she instinctively stepped back.
His eyes were hazy, his vision clouded.
If she weren't seeing it with her own eyes, she never would have believed it- Alpha Kane was crying.
Tears streaked down his face, raw and unrestrained. But his expression wasn't just sorrowful-it was bitter, agonizing, broken.
She blinked rapidly before turning away, unable to keep looking at him.
But he didn't stop. His voice broke the silence once more.
"I never once imagined it was you. I had no idea you could heal your wounds. I didn't know that it was you who saved me that night... I owe you my life."
She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to steady herself. Her heartbeat pounded in her chest. She exhaled shakily, listening, until his next words made her eyes snap open.
"I don't know what fate has in store for me. The one I longed for the most was always by my side, yet I never held onto her. And now, after realizing everything... she hates me more than anyone."
Her jaw tightened as a sharp sting burned behind her eyes, making them well with tears.
"Tell me what I can do to take away your pain. I am the one who wronged you." His voice was low, raw with desperation. "Do you want to kill me? Then do it. Tonight, I won't fight back. I won't shift. I won't even move. If you want my life, Selene, it's yours to take."