Chapter 113

AVERY

I wished for him to suffer the same way I did. I must have wanted him to kneel. Lose face. Lose pride. Lose…himself.

The world seems to come to a halt. The men ahead of me are suddenly kneeling. All of them.

I turn around, my heartbeat slowing down and almost coming to a halt.

Aleister is kneeling. For me.

A Lycan King never does that. Not for family, not for mates, not even for himself.

I have never felt something like this. It feels like…my heart is filled with serenity, so full that it’s about to burst.

All my life, all I ever wanted was for someone to choose me. Choosing me over a person would have been fine. Choosing me over the sense of duty would have been fine too.

But I never thought someone—someone like him would choose me over himself, over everything he stands for.

I had only ever asked for a drop of hope to keep going, but he is right here…trying to give me a whole sea of it.

His eyes, those beautiful grey eyes are void of guilt for the first time. The darkne