Giselle’s POV:
“Wow! We are the ones fighting here and he is getting all the love and attention!” came a familiar voice which I was trying to avoid so badly.
“Tyler!” escaped my mouth when I heard his voice after all these years.
I was still in Kevin’s arms when I looked around and saw all the foxes lying on the ground, dead or in nearly dead condition. Some of them were groaning in pain. Some of them were torn apart.
I looked away instantly as I couldn’t handle seeing much blood anymore.
I was about to talk to Kevin when I got distracted by that bloody creature’s voice.
“Glad that you still remember me, darling!” came Tyler’s flirty voice from behind and I could bet he must be having that darn flirty smile on his bloody face.
“Couldn’t wait to forget you!” I replied with a fake smile, while parting from Kevin.
“Alpha Tyler!” I heard Kevin taking his name in a serious tone.
“Greetings, my fellow Alphas”, Tyler said respectfully, while greeting Kevin, Riven and Stefan.
“Welcome to Texas!” Kevin replied and I saw Stefan and Riven nodding.
No matter how much anger they had inside them, they were the Alphas and they were supposed to keep peace with Alphas of other pack.
I turned around to look at Tyler. I couldn’t believe my past was standing right in front of me.
Tyler and I belonged to neighboring packs. We were friends our whole life. The Silver Moon pack and Blood Moon pack were always on good terms and hence, Tyler and other pack members of the Blood Moon pack used to visit our pack more often.
The memories of the past started flashing in front of my eyes.
How he took care of me when I needed someone the most. The night I cried in his arms when other kids bullied me. When I introduced him to Natalie and, rather than judging me, he supported our friendship. Our first kiss! Our time together. How he beat the hell out of people who tried to bully me, the very next day!
How he claimed me ‘his’ in front of our two packs and warned others to stay away from me! How he was always there for me and then…. How he became distant. How I found him pounding into another girl at his guest house! His rude words about me and our relationship.
He didn’t think twice before breaking my heart, making me feel like an unwanted piece of trash.
‘This relationship is suffocating me, Giselle! I don’t love you anymore. Maybe I never loved you, I only pitied you!’ His painful statements echoed in my ears and I still remember how it affected my heart.
There was a time when he was the most important person in my life, but I feel nothing now. He is just another passerby.
When I left Arizona, I thought I would never meet him again in this life, but fate had planned something else for me.
I looked up at him with cold eyes. He smiled when our eyes met. I remember the time when I was dying to see him smile. I feel disgusted now just by looking at it. I wanted to break his teeth.
In normal conditions, my heart might have started beating against my chest, but right now, I feel nothing. Like meeting a fellow werewolf. No pain, no feelings, no emotions, just one thing…. Regret!
Regret that I trusted this guy! Regret that I couldn’t see his real face before. Regret that I let him take advantage of my vulnerable state and play with my heart!
But still, surprisingly, there was no pain. My heart didn’t feel anything.
It’s like my mate has healed the wound he had given me.
Even holding eye contact with him was easy for me. I thought I wouldn’t be able to come out of the hell he had put me into, but at the moment, I felt like thanking him for leaving me like that. Because he had a great impact on my decision to come here.
And that’s the reason I met my triplets and got to know what actual love looks like. It’s not about taking or changing yourself to be in someone’s standards.
That’s what I wanted to do. I wanted to change myself so that I could look interesting to Tyler, to fit in his standards. But thank God, Nate stopped me on time.
Triplets have taught me the true meaning of love. It’s about loving someone as they are! And I am happy to know the Triplets love me the way I am.
“What are you doing here, Tyler?”