Jade
"Because that's precisely what you're being. You condemn your mother for remarrying after your father's passing, labeling it as a betrayal. Yet here you stand, rejecting us- your mates- for transgressions we haven't even committed," Devon's voice bore into me, his hand cupping my jaw, his intense gaze piercing through the chaos of my mind, leaving me unnervingly vulnerable.
I hated feeling like this.
I hated this very feeling…
"He used me as a pawn in his vendetta against Frank! He used me the whole time while I... I was developing feelings for him!"
"But he owned up to his damn mistake, didn't he?" His words reverberated through me, leaving my defenses crumbling in their wake. "You forgive those you care for, you don't simply cast them aside or reject them!"
"That's my way. I fucking reject."