Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Saoirse’s POV

Tuesday Night

I left because I didn’t want to deal with the pain of being betrayed again. I thought that Robert’s love for me would pass the test of time. I quickly realized that it didn’t matter if I wanted to feel the pain or not. The bond that Robert and I shared was intense-much stronger than anything I had ever felt for James.

In fact, it hurt worse this time around because we were both bound together. Before, I was the only one marked. James had flatly refused to allow me to mark him. So the bond that Robert and I share, made what I felt for James weak in comparison. I know that the bulk of the pain I felt had stemmed from Cara being ripped away from me. What was happening now let me know that if Robert went too far, I might never recover from it.

I really tried to keep Cara from knowing what was going on until I couldn’t hide the pain I was in any longer. I shouldn’t have just left like I did, but my knee-jerk reaction was to run away from the pain I was in. I wanted to be by myself in case it overwhelmed me. I didn’t want anyone to know that my mate had willingly cheated on me. I should have confronted both of them and then left.

I was in my former coven. Sitting in my home, alone and in pain. Not just a physical pain from what was happening. But an emotional pain that was so severe that it was bringing me to my knees. Being here was of no help to me. I may have wanted to escape the pain, but I knew I couldn’t. It kept crashing down on me like a tidal wave. Pushing me under and refusing to let me up to breathe. I don’t know how long I lay there on the floor in agony. Unable to free myself of the pain before I was summoned back. I knew Cara needed me, so I went, even though I didn’t want to.