NovelEnglishChapter Forty Nine
ISABELLA
“You know, she is right.” I said to Thane, | knew he was considering staying in another room; that wouldn't be ideal, and | wasn't suggesting this only
because | wanted to be in the sroom with him.
I settled on the bed in my nightgown, and maybe | had gone a little overboard with picking something sexy, but Thane didn’t even seem to notice, and a
part offelt slightly... disappointed
1 still believed this could work; Thane loved us both, and he could have us both. | wouldn't mind the the spent with Riley as long as he was going to be
withtoo. It might seem pathetic, but | had already cto terms with the fact that she would always be a part of his life.
She helped him recover from the state | left him in, and for that | was grateful
| watched Thane settle on the couch.
“What are you doing?” | questioned
“Taking a nap,” he responded as if that wasn't clear.
“You don’t have to sleep on the couch; joinon the bed.”
“The fact that we share a room doesn’t mean a damn thing; that doesn't make us partners, and | don't think sharing a bed is necessary, right?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Thane... What happened to you? | mean, you are nothing like | remember.”
“What did you remember? A lovesick puppy? | was a lovestruck child then, of course
changed.”
“No, you were not a child; you were a man, a man who was willing to do anything to makehappy.”
“I had been willing to do that, but then it turned out you kept secrets from me. Do you know what | went through
after your death?”
“It must have been hard, | know.”
“It wasn't just ‘hard’; it was terrifying. | had given up, the pain was too much to bear, and | had to doom my own
Beta to a life of loneliness. Things never did remain the same, Isabella.”
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Chapter Forty Nine
“I'm sorry.”
“That doesn’t fix things.”
“I know, | wanted to live; | wanted to spend more twith you, but I couldn't, and you have every right to hate
“I don’t hate you; of course it wasn’t your fault. You died; life happens. It was my fault, | didn’t move on.”
“You know you don’t have to choose between the both of us; you can have us both. You won't be the first Alpha
to have two mates.
“I don’t want to have the both of you, what | feel for you, it’s all tied to the mate bond, with Riley it’s different,
what | feel for her is real.”
“But | am your mate; you've lovedonce; you can loveagain. Thane, you are all | think about; | can’t live
without you...
“Just stop.”
“I love you, Thane. Why else would | keep hanging around even if it's clear you both wantout? Why do you think | keep helping you? What | feel for
you, it hasn't changed one bit since all those years past.
“It had been over a decade, Isabella. | don't feel the sway, and | want you to know that | will never choose you over her, not when | am in my right
senses.”
His words struckdeep, hitting a place I'd tried to keep protected, and a tear rolled down my cheek. “I wished | remained dead. | seem to always be
skind of pest, a mere discomfort to everyone.” | whispered, shutting my eyes to avoid more tears from escaping.
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“You're not, and I'm sorry if I've made you feel that way.”
“It's fine. Goodnight, Thane.”
“Goodnight, Bella.”
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