REAGAN'S POV.

Ten moments later, the entire atmosphere is still in graveyard silence. Selena staring straight into my eyes as she awaits my reply to her question and me staring right back at with a million thoughts running through my mind.

I have an answer to her question.

In fact, I have many answers to her question.

Firstly, she's excruciatingly correct about me not being excited about her return. Second, the timing. It's the worst! I already have someone else in my life. A woman whom I live with all my heart. A woman I wan to spend the rest of life with. But of course I can't just spill it all out to her in this manner. It will shatter her heart into pieces.

"Selena." I finally break the silence, feigning an innocent look. "Why would you even ask that?”

"Because I know you're not happy to see me here. I want to know why?"

"And what makes you think I'm not happy to see you? Have I not treated you well since your arrival?"

"You have. In fact, you've treated me better than expected, don't get me wrong, I appreciate it. I'm sorry if I sound ungrateful, but there's just something about you that makes me feel like you're not happy abou my return."

ask with

you said you had some business to take care of, but

Damn!

hitting those nails right on the

speak but she quickly cuts

the way you look at me. You avoid eye contact with me and you've not stared at my face for a minute continuously since I came. You don't want to look my way. And finally your

doesn't cut me off. "It's not like I'm not happy about your return. It's just... it's been years, Selena. Five. Hood. Years. I was devastated when I lost you. I blamed myself over and over again. My wolf, King, went into depression. My life was miserable without you but I had to keep living, not only for myself, but for my subjects as well. I had to find a way to get over you, it was hard but I finally did. I had already accepted my fate only for you to show up

think I'm not

to you

"Hurt me."

Take your time. I'll listen when you're ready to talk, but for now, I want you to know that I care about you and I promise

do that. What matters is

alive matters, but those responsible won't go free.

see the hesitation in her eyes. She doesn't want me to ask questions about her past. She wants

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