"It wasn't supposed to be like this," he said, his head hanging to the side and his voice cracked. "I swear to you, it wasn't supposed to be like this. I never meant to hurt you." He raised his head and looked at me.

When I didn't say anything, Lucien turned to Valens. "Alpha, it was all Skylar's idea-"

"I am not your Alpha," Valens cut him off, his voice hard.

"Can you give us a minute?" I turned to Valens.

"No," he answered without missing a beat.

"Please," I begged him with my eyes to understand.

I needed to talk to Lucien. Only then would I get the closure...