Chapter 128

I was stunned. More than shock, I was upset. I did not want our friendship to turn out like this. I would have been happier if he had come to tell me about someone else who he liked but not me.

The pair of desperate eyes were focused on me. I could hear how his heart was beating faster as he waited for my answer.

How would I reject him on his face? I did not want him to be heartbroken.

"From when?" I asked, trying to compose myself.

He lowered his head and started to speak.

"From the day I met you, from the day Jason brought you to the pack house."

I looked away from him as I remembered the day when I first met him. He was a nice guy, and his every gesture was kind toward me. I thought it was because I was his best friend's sister.

With a heavy heart, I wanted to say that I had never seen him like that.

"Eric, I–"

"Natalia, I know you are a single mother. I also know that your children are your life. But believe me. You also have your own life where you are really alone. You need some