CHAPTER 229

NATE

I couldn't stop smiling just looking at our mate. She was everything I had ever wanted and everything I never deserved. She was so beautiful, gracious, amazing and to top it up, kind hearted. I didn't know what good I did in my past life to deserve her.

Watching her two days ago, nearly killed during the battle, had felt like someone had stopped time. She could have died and that would have been the end of it, but luckily Duke was there to save her. If someone had told me she would play with her life, I wouldn't have believed. She was so lively, someone whom I had come to know appreciates life a lot, and who deserves it more than others. I know I sounded selfish right now, but that was because my mate has suffered a lot.

The miscarriage she had had nearly broken her. We had watched her cry and mourn the death of our child, and were both surprised when she didn't let it affect our relationship. We failed her in protecting our pub. We fucking failed her yet she never thought of