chapter 40(2)

Gannon “Abbie?” I call out to her softly, my voice filled with a mix of longing and resignation. “Gannon, please… just don’t,” she breathes, her words barely audible. “Tell me… Tell me you’re happy here,” I implore her, my voice a mere whisper in the air. “Tell me something because this… this isn’t right. I would take care of you.” “I’m not yours,” she says slowly, emphasizing each word with a quiet determination. “But you could be,” I murmur earnestly. “You just need to see beyond the bond, Abbie. See through his lies.” My voice trails off, uncertain if there is another way to convince her, to break through the walls that surround her heart. “You were willing to be mine before, Abbie,” I tell her. “That was before I discovered my mate, and you’re a Lycan it would never work.” “I would change you, make you a Lycan, but you need to reject Kade and come home with me.” “I can’t, he…he… He loves me,” she says, staring at the ground. “But do you love him? Think about it, Abbie. If he wasn’t