Chapter 47

• *Dante*
• Give your new mate a chance, Damon had advised.
• I couldn't imagine what his reaction would be if he ever found out how I'd treated Isabel. My hands were loose fists at my side. I'd avoided her room for days, leaving Louisa to take her meals to her. I hadn't invited her to join me at the dining table, hadn't gone to the guest room to check up on her. I couldn't, even if I tried. The intense feeling of guilt I'd struggled with for so long was back, but this time it was for an entirely different reason. Isabel had chosen to embrace the side of me I had kept hidden for so long. She'd done it without a second thought, without asking questions, and how had I acted in return?