Chapter 46

“You don’t even remember me do you, before that night? I didn’t think so! You need to pull your head out of your ass and remember that. Carmen was the woman you loved and planned a life with, and you chose her—loud and painfully clear! You said the words to me, and this is done. The Fates didn’t stop us, Colton. You did, and your family, and everyone else in this hellhole that confined my kind to a dark hole on the outskirts and left us there to die. So don’t you dare tell me how awful this is for you because you have no fucking idea what awful is until you’ve walked in my shoes for the last ten years. You have Carmen, and you have a pack, a home, and a fucking choice in all of this. I never did! The Fates didn’t punish you with this. They probably expected you to man up and do what they told you to do; for whatever reason, they decided on us! You did this to us! You did this to me! Suck it up and shut the fuck up!” I have no idea where this angry outburst comes from, but I deliver it