Page 174 of Tainted Romance

I went to close the door and her hand sprung out, forcing it back open.

“Please, Zane; just let me speak and if you don’t like what I have to say, I’ll leave.”

I knew after what she had put me through, I shouldn’t be opening the door for her, but the look in her eyes, well, it had me. She used to be one of my best friends. She simply didn’t give a look of panic and terror off normally.

“Fine, Ebony. You have a minute. Literally.” I closed the door after her.

“You’re smoking?” She frowned, looking at the ashtray on the bed then back at me. Pity in her eyes.

“What do you expect. You cost me my mate.” I walked around her, picking up my lit cigarette.

“That’s why I’m here.”

“Why? To tell me all the reasons we should sleep together again? Because I might have been drunk last weekend, but I still remember them.”

“Earlier in the week, when I said we had sex on the weekend. I lied.”

I looked at her like she couldn’t be serious. “GET THE FUCK OUT, EBONY!” It was because of that stunt she pulled in class, that made Allie tell me she was leaving. She was begging me to let her go, and all because she thought I had been unfaithful to her again.

She put her hands up. “Let me explain.”

“No.”

“Please, Zane.”

I shook my head, really not interested in anything she had to say. She was a complete liar. How could she do that to me? I was meant to be her friend! A friend doesn’t make shit up like that! A friend doesn’t force their mate to leave them.

“I knew you were drunk, and I knew you wouldn’t remember and I just wanted Blake to think for a second that he was losing me,” she started explaining. “And yeah, at the time, I wanted to hurt Allie too, but I really didn’t want to hurt you.”

I scoffed, “You cost me her. You get that bit. You cost me, my mate. You cost this pack their future leader!” The lid on my temper was gone, and she cringed as I lashed out at her. Gripping her by the shoulders. “You cost me, my wife!” I was breathing fire at this point, forcing myself to let go of her. “You cost me my everything.” That fact I said quieter.

It was all true. I had lost Allie and now she wanted to leave. Nothing I could do would stop her.

I got her trust once and, considering my history with her, I was lucky to get it once. Now I knew I would never get it again. Never get the chance to kiss her again. Tell her I love her. Just to hold her.

I sunk down on the edge of the bed.

I think that depressed me the most. The fact I’d never hold her again, or see love for me in those blue eyes of hers.

“That’s why I’m here, Zane. I want to make it right. Fix it. With you and Allie.”

“There is no chance of that happening.”

“Zane. I just want my mate back. I want Blake. That’s all I want. I thought making him jealous would work, but it didn’t. It just made him turn to her more. I know I will never get Blake back as long as he has a shot with Allie which is why I need you to convince her to take you back.”

I laughed. “Ebony, she wants nothing to do with me! As for her and Blake, I don’t think she’s interested in it. She sees him as a friend and this weekend they might have sex, but I still think she is planning on leaving me by herself. She’s not taking your mate.”

“Blake won’t just let go. I know how much he cares for her.”

“You’re telling me.” I had been forced to watch it all week, how much he cared for her.

“Allie loves you. Once I tell her nothing happened between us, nothing will be stopping her from getting back together with you.”

I looked at her dryly. “Allie doesn’t give out second chances.”

“Well, you didn’t really blow your first one. I will make sure she knows that.” Ebony sounded more determined.

“Won’t matter anyway as, by the end of this long weekend, she would have let Blake have her.”

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