Blood And Silver Rise of the Alpha's Rejected Mate novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62 

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I told him about the dream, the goddess, the “mistake” that was 

made. 

He snorted. “The mistake being that the shadow wounded you instead of me?” 

“It seems like it,” I said. “But did I succeed in saving you? Are you all right?” 

“Yes.” He paused. “Why did you do it?” 

I looked down at my carefully folded hands. My veins hummed with nervous energy, and my fingers wanted to move so bad. To twitch and fiddle and distract me from the way Dane was looking at me. 

“I don’t know. It was instinct,” I said, truthfully. “I saw what was about to happen and I couldn’t stand the thought of you…” 

I cut off and swallowed. “But I’m glad you’re okay.” 

Dane let out a quiet breath and leaned forward, so his elbows were on his knees. “I’ve had some time to think about the things I’ve learned. That you weren’t working for the Reeds all that time.” 

To my shock and rising horror, he reached out and grasped my hand. My small, pale palm trembled against his. “Dane, you shouldn’t-” 

“No,” his voice was harsh. “I have to. Aurora, I’ve done terrible things to you. For years, I’ve caused you nothing but pain. At the 

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time, I thought you deserved to suffer the way I had. But you 

were innocent.” 

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I closed my eyes. Tears burned behind my lids and threatened to fall. It felt like the guilt would eat me alive. “Don’t say this. Not 

now.” 

His hand tightened around mine. “I have to. I’m…not always a good man. I can be a ruthless bastard when I have to. But I’ve always tried to keep one rule: don’t harm the innocent.”