Cliara's POV

Everything about Meg screams that she doesn't trust my new attitude.

She expects me to lash out at any moment, to seek the revenge that ran through my veins the last time I spoke to her. I have to blame myself for this, I was the one who set her on this path when I told her of my intentions with Lori.

But what Meg doesn't know is what the mate bond has done to me.

Hedrick was put in my path at the right time and place. He taught me how to forgive and let go. What happened that day with Lori was something I needed to...