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I shouldn’t have been the one losing it. Now Ayla was comforting me and no matter how good it felt, it wasn’t supposed to be like that. I was supposed to be the one that is going to be strong for her. All this time I figured things would be okay once I would have her back here with me. And of course, things are so much better not that she is here with me and awake. But sometimes all we still have to do is overwhelming.
Not just my usual work as the Crown Prince, but everything to do with the trials coming up for Hannah. Needing to find out where David is and contact the royals ruling that country to get them to extradite him and the rest of his pack to us so we can punish them. Ayla’s training which has been put on hold for too long meaning she has so much extra workload. Seeing how weak she still is today, how two hours at a food. festival was more than she could deal with scared me.
She wasn’t ready to get back to work yet, everyone knew. Nobody was pushing her into doing things she was not ready for. Not yet, but I know my stubborn mate, she would be the one pushing herself soon enough. After all she had pushed herself tonight. Just to go out with my parents and me. Only because I suggested it to her. I should have suggested to just stay on the pack ground. Have a picnic out in the open. She was so happy to see my parents again, making them happy that she didn’t take care of herself.
For so long she didn’t trust me to be the mate she deserves, and I fought
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so hard to make her see that I am. I would have done everything to convince her to give me a chance. And when she had finally let me in so freely, I kept on failing her. I should have kept her safe so she wouldn’t have been kidnapped. I have stood on the dungeon she was held captive. in. Where she has seen a silhouette of a wolf, knowing we were so close but not finding her.
Then she escaped on her own without me being ready for her. Finding her so late that she had slipped into a coma. And now that she was pack I failed at protecting her making sure she was safe, cared for and well rested. It was just too much, I couldn’t hold it back anymore.
“Griff, you got to let me make my own mistakes. We’re equals I felt how sick you were when I was kidnapped. I did not keep you safe either but it’s not our fault. I refuse to taking the blame for what David had done to us. It is not our fault, it’s no ones fault that we underestimated how wicked that man is. Because you need to be evil yourself to imagine the lenghts he has gone through to get what he thinks he wants” Hèr body might have still been trembling from her exhaustion, her voice was clear and powerful.
And even if it was hard to do, I had to believe her. I wanted to and we needed to moved past all of this. She might not be willing to accept blame for what he has done. I refuse to let him ruin the future, I refuse to let him break us so much that we cannot fulfill all of our dreams. I just needed a little reminder.
“You’re right, Darling, lets get ready for bed I am exhausted too maybe
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