COLLECTIVES

“Hey…calm down. Okay? Calm down.” King covered Emilia’s hand in both of his and scuttled closer to her on the bed. “Listen to me, Emilia. I haven’t been able to tell you my true feelings. I’ve been trying to find the best time to speak with you, but I realize now that there’s not going to be a better time than right now.

“The truth is that I am sorry for what I did to you. I never should have rejected you the way I did. By doing so, I called you a liar and led people to think that you were just being crazy. There’s no excuse for what I did, and no justification either.

“I did it because I was scared. Scared of what people thought. Worried about what they would say if they found out about what we had. Worried about what my friends would think of me. But I was a fool to care about all those things.

“I was a fool, because from the first time I saw you, I knew you were my mate. From the first time we were together, I heard my wolf howl for joy all through the night. What we shared, it’s t