Chapter 99

Sandra's POV

That man had officially lost his mind. I did too. I was all for his hatred and revenge until recently. I realized that he cared not for anyone but himself. What made me not want to be with him anymore is his cold dismissal of his son. I understand that he has no feeling for me but to be this indifferent about his child, that cruel. In the end, we were nothing but pawns in his game but, of course, I knew that from the beginning and I still dived in, head first.

I wanted to help him to achieve whatever his heart desires, because that is all I have wanted. Now I know that I was just blinded by my one-sided feelings. It made a lot of mistakes that I can't fix. Now that I have Jude, my little boy, I want to try and fix things. I want to take him and go start my life afresh. I don't know if that is possible, but I want to try. I only have him, and I am the only one for him.

So, in the light of everything that has happened, I want to do something. I have been planning on meeting up with Bryan Johnson, Brielle's father. He, too, ended up a pawn in this wicked game. I used him and hurt him without a care about how he might feel, so I guess I got a bitter taste of my own medicine. I don't intend to help. I am going run away with Jude and leave this all behind. I should have known better.

" You. I thought I would never see the likes of you again."

I turned to the voice of the man whose heart I broke.

" Bryan. It's been a while."

He stood a couple of feet in front of me. He was looking at me with a frown on his face. He must hate me. Well, I deserve it. There is just something about the man in my life. The other one hates me and the other one doesn't even care about me. Seems I wasn't destined for love.

" Cut the crap. You called me out here. I thought something was off about it. So what is it? Are you going to kill me now?"

I smiled at him. He has every right to be suspicious. If I was still madly in love with Julian, I would be on a wild rampage spilling the blood of his enemies. It's just not me anymore.

I faked a gasp." H-How did you know?"

I teased him and I saw the fear in his eyes. That made me laugh. He was scared. He must have thought I was serious.

" Relax Bryan. I'm not here for that."

" Then why are you here?" he snapped at me.

I sighed.

" I'm here to apologize," I began, and he tried to interrupt me, but I stopped him.

" I know it's a little too late and too much damage has been done, but still, I do apologize for everything I have put you and your family through. It probably won't mean anything to you, but it means a lot to me to do this. I can't start over with this heavy burden on my chest."

" You are right about that. You have done too much damage and your sorry excuse of an apology won't cut it."

I stayed quiet, although his words cut like a knife. He was a good man. I corrupted him and turned him against his family. I ruined his life.

" I don't know how, but I-I love you and I believed that whatever I was doing, was the right thing to do even when the price was to hurt Maya. But it turned out to be a lie. Everything. You shattered my life into a million pieces that I can't even try to put together anymore. My daughter hates me. I'd lost her because of you."

Now I could see the pain in his eyes as he let out his emotions. I had nothing to say to him that would make this any less painful. I didn't even bother apologizing to him anymore. That wouldn't help.

" There are a lot of things I wish I could change but, it's too late for that."

" Damn right it is," he said.

Clearly, we were not going to get through that. I didn't come here expecting his forgiveness. Not now at least.

" Let's get to the matter I called you here for."

" Tell me already. I can't stand being with you."

I ignored that comment and continued.

" I'm here to give you a warning. It's actually for your daughter. Julian holds a long grudge against her and all he wants is her blood. He is out for it, and he is planning to attack her at the Luna ceremony that is going to be held at the Blue Moon Pack. I can't go into detail because I don't have time. I could be followed right now. I did my part. Whether you believe it or not, it's up to you."

I turned to leave. I wasn't joking. I made sure that no one would find out what I was doing, but I knew Julian. He trusts no one and if he doubts me even a little bit, I am dead meat.

" Just like that?"

I stopped in my tracks.

" You spring some bullshit story, and you expect me to just take it? Forget that. Why would you even tell me that?"

I turned back to him.

" I just said, believe it or not, it's all up to you. Forget about everything between us for now and focus on your daughter. Julian will kill her."

" Why are you telling me? Did you think it would melt my heart and I would just forgive you?"

" No. It's not what you think. I told you that I have made mistakes. I can't take any of that back. But now, I can do one thing right. I hope that you can save her."

I left him there without looking back. He was my true mate. I went on for a long time without a mate and I even fell for Julian. I thought that my mate had died, but he was just away from me. Not that I made any effort to look. All that love I could have had for him if only I met him in time, was all gone. I used him to get the love of another man and that failed. It's just karma.

I went back to the house feeling a little lighter. I truly hope that his daughter will come out of this alive. I really hope. Now it's time for me to take my leave. I will go far away from everyone, far from his reach. It's for the best.