Angel Blackwood(135)

“So, how was the meeting?” She says, sounding worried.

“It went great. Things will continue to run the way things have run with your father leading the pack. He has no ill feelings towards you,” Tyler says. I then continue to give her a play by play account of exactly what happened.

She nods her head still looking unsure, before turning her attention to Tyler.

“Have you seen or spoken to Kate yet?” She says, her voice a little softer.

Tyler looks down, “No, I haven’t.”

“You need to,” she says.

“Why? What have they got to say to each other?” I ask, confused.

Angel looks to me, “She loves him Talon. They need to speak, Tyler needs to tell her where he stands so she can move on. They didn’t end things on a good note, believe me I know. If I was her, I’d want to know where I stood. If he doesn’t, she’ll just keep wondering if there is still a chance for them. Maybe it will help her to move on.”





I get what she’s saying.

Tyler pulls her onto his lap and holds her tight, “Yeah, you’re right, baby. I’ll find her tonight at the bonfire and have a word with her.”

Angel nods her head, wrapping her arms over his shoulders.





Chapter 29





TYLER POV





I find Kate standing off to the side of the crowd, looking at everyone. Even though it’s a warm night, she has a scarf around her neck that I know is only there to hide the scar that lies beneath it.

Her relaxed posture becomes rigid as her eyes find mine.

“Hey,” I say, giving her a friendly smile.

“Hi,” she returns, her right hand finding her scarf and self consciously adjusting it making sure its secure.

“How have you been doing?” I have seen her since the attack, but it’s always been at a distance.

She looks back towards the crowd as she answers me, “I’m better today than I was yesterday. It gets better each day I guess.”

I nod my head unsure of how to bring up the subject of us, luckily she opens her mouth first.

“How’s… uh, how’s Angel?” She asks, actually sounding concerned.

“She’s doing better. Like you said, it gets better each day.”

“I'm glad.” She nods her head giving me a small smile, before quickly resting her hand back on the scarf and turning her eyes away.

“I… I wanted to talk to you Kate. I know the way we left things were bad. It’s just that-”

She lifts her hands up and turns to face me fully.

“It’s okay, Tyler. I know about the mating ceremony. You and Talon are gonna become the Alpha’s of our pack, I couldn’t be happier for you. I love you and that hasn’t changed, but I know that what you feel or felt for me is nothing compared to how you feel about Angel. She’s your mate and she’s gonna be a strong Luna. She saved me and I’ll never be able to make it up to her. What I can do though, is let you go freely. I know it doesn’t sound like much, it may even sound a little selfish, because lets face it, I don’t have a choice in you two being together, but it is still hard for me. I’ve grown attached to you, always having you around and always having someone to talk to, to hold. You don’t know how hard these few weeks recovering without you at my side have been. I want to fight for you, make you see that we could have a future, that we could make it happen, but I know it’s a battle I’d lose. You belong with her and she deserves you. You are one of the greatest men I have ever met. It was so easy to fall in love with you, Tyler. I just wish it was as easy to fall out of love with you too.” She wipes away a tear and swallows the lump in her throat. I won’t lie and say that seeing her hurting doesn’t affect me because it does, but it doesn’t affect me the way it would if Angel was hurting. I don’t have that sudden need to hold her close, to comfort her like I do Angel.

“Kate… I want you to move on-”

“I know, and the only way for me to do that is if I stay away from you. I wish you well, I know you are gonna be a great Alpha, Tyler.” She reaches out and squeezes my upper arm gently, then walks away. I watch her as she disappears into the crowd.





ANGEL POV





I’ve spent the last couple of days catching up on what I’ve missed out on. It took me a while to find my strength back, but after a week, I’m able to climb the stairs without being out of breath when I reach the top and the Doc says that’s a great achievement. My mom told me about my father locking the twins up in that cell. It doesn’t seem like it affected Talon, but Tyler? I can tell he’s lost weight and he certainly didn’t seem himself the day I woke up. I spoke to my father and told him that I didn’t appreciate what he did, but I also understand why he did it. He asked me if I loved them, I told him with all my heart and with everything I have.