Chapter Twenty-Five

Max

I stare at the girl and ask myself what I was thinking by calling her here.

After Albert confessed that a copy of Alaska’s dress had been made, I knew I had made a mistake by judging the girl so harshly. She had no blame in this and I treated her badly and with hatred. I’m not a perfect man, but as an Alpha, I always strive to be fair.

I was unfair to her and I want to try to repair that. It isn’t fair for me to treat her so poorly, especially since she will die at the end of this.

Only her death will free me from this affair and make mating to Alaska possible. While she continues to live after the bond is weakened, I can’t move on. I’ll be stuck with her even then. Only death can solve this.

The least I can do is try to be…fair to her, considering she’ll have to die in order for me to be happy.

“For starters,” I begin, “I want to apologize for my behavior toward you. It wasn’t right.”

She looks at me with wide eyes and I feel something stir in my gut. Something akin to…curio