Ryan’s POV
I rubbed my forehead, trying to ease the throbbing headache, but it was no use. The memories of my time with Sierra kept flashing in my mind. The first time I met her when I was a kid and she was just a newborn, our childhood where we grew up as friends, knowing there was a bigger bond between us, the day when we first felt the tingles of our mate bond, our first kiss…. All of that gone in just a moment…
I sighed, remembering the moment I rejected her. The uncomprehending look on her face as I uttered those words, the recognition, the disbelief and worst of all, the calm acceptance. It broke my heart to see her like that, but there really was no option. I had to do it because our paths were meant to be separate from now. But it didn’t mean it hurt any less…
“Ryan… Are you alr
