Ellis' POV
I was glaring at Love. She was f*****g pushing me, the way she was interacting with David during lunch, and the way she was speaking so softly to calm him. I watched them leave the restaurant like the perfect couple, smiling. I was enraged. It should be me, not him. David Koffling didn't deserve a woman like Love.
'You didn't either,' Lias grumbled.
'Because you didn't choose her immediately, you took over and went to Charlotte!' I barked, tired of his judgment. He always blamed the loss of Love on me when he didn't tame the mate bond. Filled with guilt, he slithered back to the dark part of my mind. Charlotte held my hand, but I lost it and growled at her. She backed away from me in fear. Her lips started to quiver. She was about to cry, and I felt angrier that she
