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.And when he claimed me, Miles felt whole after so many years of emptiness at what he thought was my denying our mating.And then it was over, and I felt the horror he experienced when he realized what he’d done.I wanted to beg Ayden to make it stop before what came next, but I couldn’t form the words.The whole scene replayed from my perspective.Miles screamed in shame and moved away from me when it was finally over.“Why did you show him that?” he shouted angrily at Ayden.“He didn’t need to know I was there that night! No one should have their worst moment witnessed, and I never forgave myself for not stopping it.”“For you both to heal and forgive the past you need to understand it,” Ayden said gently, pushing Darcy away when his mate tried to step in between them for Ayden’s safety.“He had a right to know the pain you felt when he was with another man.You loved him so much, but you didn’t interfere with what you thought he wanted.”“Don’t be mad at Ayden,” I whispered, the tears still flowing.“I forgive you, Miles.”“What?” he gasped, his head whipping in my direction.“How can you forgive me after what you saw?”“Because I saw myself in your eyes.” I crawled to him and pushed him onto his ass before climbing on his lap.“I don’t know how you can see me that way when I’ve looked at myself in the mirror, but you see me as beautiful, Miles.How could I not forgive you? I didn’t understand why you didn’t bring up we were mates, but now I get it.I’m so sorry.I didn’t know.I would have loved for you to be my first and to have been mated this whole time.”“I’m so sorry, Bas.” He hugged me tightly, burying his face in my neck.“There’s so much I would change if I could.I can’t regret being with you last night because it was the single most amazing moment of my life, but I never wanted it to be like that for you.”“I know,” I soothed as I rubbed his back.I raised my head to find Digger, meeting his worried gaze.I held out my hand to him, needing him to be involved with this.He shook his head.“Please?”“I’m the outsider on all of this,” he whispered, looking so sad.“How can I come into all your history?”“Because we need you,” I answered instantly.It was the truth.He was the outside perspective and becoming just as important to me as Miles.“You’re our mate, Digger.Anything to do with us involves you.”“He’s right,” Ayden said gently.“Just because you weren’t there doesn’t make you any less a part of this.Alone they are only two pieces of a puzzle that it takes three to complete.”“Miles?” Digger glanced at our mate, waiting for some type of guidance.“Part of my being upset was because I didn’t know how to talk to you or be with you either,” Miles admitted, letting me go enough so there would be room for Digger.He nodded and joined us on the floor.He wrapped his arms around both of us and sighed.“We’ll figure this out, okay? If Bas forgives you, then so do I, and from now on we just take it one day at a time and move forward.”“I think that’s a great idea,” I agreed as I snuggled into their embrace, finally where I should be.“Okay, who’s going to explain what the fuck just happened?” Andre asked quietly.I couldn’t help giggling.God only knows what the whole episode looked like from an outsider’s perspective.“Ayden is a special werewolf, a Kappa,” Darcy explained as he hugged his mate from behind.“They are the healers of their pack.He can help people overcome traumatic events and work with mates on what the other needs or feels to make their mating stronger.They’re said to be descendents from Eros and are very sexual in nature.He has helped several mated couples realize the other’s deepest desires as well.”“Wow.” Andre whistled.“There’s gotta be a line a mile long of people who’d like to get their hands on that kind of power.”“My Alpha was one of them.” Ayden glanced at me.“I understand what having a bad experience losing your virginity can do to a person.”I saw the sadness in his eyes and realized something
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