Chapter 124: Painful Goodbye

***Scarlett***

Bryan couldn't let go of my hands.

"I want you to promise me something," he whispered, his eyes locked with mine, piercing through them as I tried hard not to cry.

I nodded, short of words. I was eager to hear what he wanted to say. My heart pounded heavily. My chest is heavy from anticipation.

"Scarlett, my love, if I could choose again in the next life, know that I would choose you," he exhaled deeply. "I want you to promise me that whatever life time we find ourselves, we will find each other again."

I whined out of pain. "I understand. I hope we do find each other again. I promise to find you."

He leaned down and kissed my forehead, then looked into my eyes again. "Fate has bound me to Alpha Westy. I owe him my life. It's not easy to disobey him. Marrying Ingrid is my way of being grateful to him."

"Shh…I understood," I placed a finger on his lips to silence him. "You don't need to say much. I know you're in a tight spot. It's already tough on you