TYRONE “It’s true, Zahra.” I sighed at last, unable to look at her as I confessed my sins. I loved her; I really did. But I knew I could never love her the way Tristan did. She needed him, and I could never be him. “What’s true?” There was a hint of confusion in her voice, though I knew she was smart enough to understand what I meant. “What Tristan told you. You really are mates. Or you were, before he rejected you when he decided to leave to protect you.” From the second the words started falling from my mouth, pouring out like rain, there was nothing I could do to stop them. I told Zahra everything, from how she found out Tristan was her mate, to the battles they fought together, to how heartbroken she was after the rejection, leading us to erasing her memories. The whole time, all