Chapter 114 – The Contract

Jacob’s heart shattered when he heard his mate accuse him of killing her parents. He knew he had been doing the same thing for years, but hearing it from her crushed him. He needed to find a way to tell his side of the story. After all these years, the missing pieces as to why he came so close to the vehicle that night were apparent when he was reminded about the arrow. He was trying to protect them from whatever plan Adrian had for them and instead caused them to get in a wreck and die. “I was the one who saved you,” he whispered in his defense. Cassidy shook her head; she didn’t want to hear it. “My wolf pulled you out of the vehicle and licked your wound to help it heal quicker, or you would have died,” he told her. She lowered her head to avoid making eye contact with him. He moved over and kneeled on the floor next to the chair. “Please, let me explain. I know it won’t fix what happened, but it might help you understand why it happened.” Cassidy pushed him away from her as