Grace's POV.
"Because I love him, Grace. I've loved Rhyder for as I long as I can remember. But I saw the way you guys were with each other... the whole damn pack saw it!"
Alexis wiped at her cheeks, sniffling. My eyes bounced between her and Rhyder. I was gauging his reaction to Alexis's truth.
He was still... too still.
The way it always is before a massive, disastrous storm sets in.
"I knew that the two of you wanted to be together - Rhyder never even looked at me in that way. But I still had hope. Hope that maybe the Goddess would smile down on me and choose Rhyder as my fated mate... then he would have to be with me - he would have to love me..."
I only half listened to what she was saying. It was nothing but obsessive nonsense and none of it gave her the right to deceive Rhyder
