Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games

Game of Hearts Alpha’s Dangerous Love 177

"I worry too, you know." He took a deep breath and I felt like talking about feelings wasn't really his thing, but I needed to hear how he felt. "When you went missing." He struggled to continue and I stayed quiet to give him time. "I thought I'd lost you forever. You don't know how terrified I was. I had just found you and then you were just gone. My first job as your mate, and I hadn't been able to protect you. I didn't fight Kyle on his decision to banish me, because I couldn't disagree with him. My most important job should be to protect you, and I didn't."

"You couldn't, because I didn't let you. Not because you weren't capable, but because I was fighting you every step of the way. It's not fair to take that all on yourself."

He squeezed me tightly, but remained quiet as he battled his own demons. This was my fault. Not

his.

"If I hadn't run away like a coward, if I had just had the guts to talk to you about how I was feeling,

none of this would have happened and I'm sorry."

"Don't take that all on yourself. Neither one of us handled this well. You were the last thing I expected to find coming to San Marco, but once I had your scent, it was like I was obsessed. I was arrogant and hurt at the same time, and I should have just been grateful to have found you. I should have

tried to understand what was going on with you. My obsession made you more of a conquest than anything and I was blinded to your needs. I'm sorry."

"We both need to just stop apologizing. I'm tired of being scared of saying or doing the wrong thing. I'm tired of hiding from the people I care about. Peggy, from work, she mated last month and I didn't even know. I've not just been hiding from you, but from my life and everyone in it, and I'm just tired of it. I've missed just being me. Sometimes I wonder if I even remember who that is anymore, and I

know you've never actually met her."

a look up at him. I was raw

if he laughed, joked, or rejected me in this moment. I had never felt this vulnerable in all my life as I was

smiled. "I haven't exactly been at my best either. Tell you what. Why don't we stop

and just get to know each

sure I

together. I want to know who you are, the real you. I want this

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to do it right. So, Elise-I don't even know your middle name- Westin,

my turn to smile up at him. "Cameron. Elise Cameron Westin,

"It's a date then!"

Patrick O'Connell, but I couldn't say I loved him, not like Mom loved Dad or Kelsey loved Kyle, that forever kind of love. At least I didn't think

like too much to hope

was still there. I saw Kelsey's face smiling back at me and wanted to throw

you were even worse off, but Liam said Christine was coming in this