Chapter 23Xavier's Pov: "Come here, young man." Gary, who had been bitten through the shoulder, lay on the ground, with no fear of death in his eyes, but rather a sense of calmness, as if a knot had been untied, an obsession that had plagued him for so long. I stroked Lsabella's head soothingly, she was so worried about me that she was on the verge of tears for me. Lsabella insisted on supporting me, and we walked together to Gary's side to hear what he had to say at last. "Young man, I'm actually still regretting..." "Regret? Regret what?" "I should have gathered enough courage twenty years ago and eloped with Gary, I could have given up my Alpha status, but I couldn't give up Yana..." A fierce cough made Gary spit out blood, but Gary didn't care anymore. "Leaving Yana, who I lov