Chapter 26
Gabi’s POV
It has almost been a week since I accepted Derek’s rejection, and I feel better now than I did when I had to reject Derek. I did feel a weight off of me, but my heart still hurt a little from losing Derek. In my head, I knew it was the right thing to do, but my wolf was still sad about losing her mate. She was taking some time to herself, and I really understood why she was so upset. I loved him too, he just didn’t want us, he wanted land and a bigger pack, and was willing to take the cost of it, crushing us to do it. Tala retreated so she could heal alone, to get past the pain on her end. I understood and let her be, she was going to heal on her own. I had spoken to her last night, before bed, and she was better too. She mindlinked me and told me, “I was never angr
