Chapter 26 Nathan

• I couldn’t keep my eyes off her, and it sickens me. I hate the feeling I get just looking at her—the girl from the woods. Disgusting. I loathe her. The very sight of her stirs something vile inside me, a sensation that twists my insides. And yet, every time I look her way, I can feel something shift deep within me. My wolf, Scott, is restless, which makes no sense. He’s been silent for years, ever since I killed our mate.
• Scott retreated into the deepest, darkest part of me after I made that choice. A necessary choice. My mate, the one the Moon Goddess chose for me, was a traitor—a spy sent by my father to test my loyalty. I didn’t flinch when I ended her life, even though it broke something inside me. I’ve lived with that emptiness ever since, and Scott—he’s refused to speak to me. Until now.
• Ever since I met that girl at the hotel, Scott has been stirring. He doesn’t speak, but I can feel him, waking up, scratching at the walls I built to keep him contained. She made me feel something, and that irritates me more than anything. But what I can’t wrap my head around is why that same feeling hits me every time I look at this woods girl—the mute, annoying pest I regret not killing when I had the chance.