Chapter 79

He chuckled softly. "I guess it is a little backhanded."

"A little?"

He chuckled again then grew somber. "Four months."

"Excuse me?"

"You asked how long it's been," he said. "My mate rejected me and left four months ago."

"I'm sorry," I said gently.

He gave me a pained smile. "I have a feeling you'd hit someone if they'd said that to you."

"I would," I confirmed. "But I believe I'm better off for it. It's pretty easy to see you really loved your mate."

"If only she felt the same way," he sighed as he got to his feet. He held a hand out to me. "I'm Tristan, by the way."

I gave him a small smile and took his hand. "Dena," I said as he helped me to my feet. "But you probably already knew that."

He smiled back. "Yeah I did."

~Five Years Ago~