Ch. 57 An Amazing Gift

Dillon’s POV

Zoe’s left the cells with hurried footsteps. I rushed to keep pace with her but neither of us spoke, both seeming to sense the fragility of the emotions hanging in the air between us.

Hearing the pain in my mate’s voice as she described the devastating consequences seeing that video had caused, I felt as though my heart was bleeding out. The guilt poked at me like the jagged edge of a knife slicing me in two. And like an illustration of Zoe’s words, nothing would ever make it right again.

A wide range of emotions seeped through the bond from Zoe’s end. But most prominently, I relief emanated from her. Relief that the ordeal was over. Relief that our bond had survived. And relief that she’d been able to face her enemy without breaking.

“I’m so fuckin’ proud of you.” I said, grabbing her by the wrist and stopping her egress. “Your strength, your pure heart, fuck, I don’t deserve you!”

Zoe turned to face me, cupping my face in her hands. Her eyes sparkled with some unr