Her eyes were clear, without distracting thoughts about him, only pleading.
All the blood in Griffon's body was cold, and his little comfort after touching her collapsed instantly.
His heart was torn open, and his whole body was in pain, including his wolf.
Griffon clenched his fists and tried to suppress his claws from ripping into his palms, but he couldn't stop it. Couldn't stop the pain of her words.
That kind of pain was something that had never happened before. It traveled all over his body and hurt his limbs and bones…
"Alpha Knight, thank you for helping me when I was most helpless. Otherwise, Silas wouldn't have survived. I'm truly grateful to you, but my feelings for you are limited to this-"
"That's enough!"
Griffon let out a roar, causing Taya to shut her mouth.
She didn't dare to look at him. She lowered her head and waited for his wrath.
However, after waiting for a long time, Griffon did not respond…
Taya slowly raised her head and saw his cold and disappointed eyes.
Her heart felt like it was being grabbed by something, and it hurt so much that she had difficulty breathing.
Alphas were good at controlling their emotions. At this time, Griffon had already calmed down.
After five years, there was nothing else besides gratitude for this woman.
For such a woman's sake, he lowered his status and went to find her again and again.
However, she had ruthlessly told him repeatedly that Silas was the only person she loved. He was nothing in her heart.
If he continued to pester her, he would appear to be ridiculous, and his pack and other packs would no longer respect him.
Griffon put away the disappointment in his eyes and glowered at Taya.
"Get lost!"
He only said two words, not a single extra word,
which meant he let her go.
Taya should have been happy that she had achieved her goal, but she was heartbroken.
She looked at the Alpha, gritted her teeth, and walked toward Jackson.
When she helped Jackson leave, she couldn't help looking back.
Griffon had shifted into his wolf and was down the hallway.
The moment he turned the corner and never looked back, it indicated that all of this was over.
Frustrated, Taya couldn't catch her breath. Her hand that was holding Jackson was trembling in pain.
"Taya, what's wrong?"
Her face, full of despondency and emotional breakdown, made Jackson realize something, but he didn't dare to think more.
"I'm fine."
Taya shook her head. "Let's go."
Jackson nodded, held her hand tightly, and left the villa.
Griffon stood in the yard in his wolf form and watched them leave.
He stared fixedly at the petite figure, unable to describe his feelings.
He just had an impulse to rush forward and carry her back.
But the words she said pulled him back to reality.
She was just a human woman who did not love him. It was not a big deal. Why should he miss her?
He looked away.
Jackson and Taya supported each other out of the villa. There were a few cars that Jackson had brought.
The people in the cars were all pack guards, and their faces were all injured.
Before Jackson went in, they had already fought with Griffon's pack guards.
Seeing Jackson come out safe and sound, the guards breathed a sigh of relief. One of them opened the door for the two.
Jackson helped Taya into the car first before he got in.
Ignoring his injuries, he picked up a clean towel and wiped Taya's wet hair.
His movements were very gentle for fear of hurting her. However, his expression changed when his gaze landed on her exposed skin.
Taya, whom he had loved and cared for all his life,
had been bullied so hard by that bastard…
This was not the first time. A full five years were enough to make Jackson regret a lifetime.
Seeing that Jackson was staring at her neck in a daze, Taya subconsciously covered her skin and wrapped her coat tighter around her.
Jackson hurriedly explained, "Taya, that's not what I meant. I just felt that I was too useless to make you hurt…"
Taya shook her head and said, "It's not his fault. I volunteered."
How could she blame Griffon when she signed the?
agreement herself?
Jackson's heart trembled for a moment. Her willingness was harder for him to accept than if she had been forced.
Instead of answering, he continued to dry her hair with a dry towel.
Looking at him gently taking care of her, Taya couldn't bear it, but there were some things that she had to make clear.
"Silas, I have something to tell you…"
"Let's talk about it when we get back, okay?"
She was interrupted by Jackson as soon as she opened her mouth.
He seemed to have noticed something and didn't want to listen to her.
Seeing that his forehead was still wrapped in gauze, Taya put down what she wanted to say first.
Jackson wanted to take her back to his villa, but Taya didn't want to. She wanted to go back to Harper's.
That small home gave her a sense of security. She could sleep better there.
Jackson had no choice but to take her back to her home, but he was unwilling to go in because he was afraid that Taya would tell him something after going inside.
Seeing this, Taya was not hurrying to get out of the car. "Silas, some things need to be made clear."
She didn't have much time left. This injury had worsened her condition. If it weren't for the special medicine that Stella gave her, she might not have had the strength to say much to him right now. While she still had some strength left, she wanted to ensure she said everything she needed to say.
"Don't take what I said in Griffon's villa to heart. I said that just to leave safely."
She was referring to when she said, "Now that Silas is back, the misunderstanding has been resolved. I want to go back to him and be with him".
Jackson was smart enough to understand what she was talking about but couldn't accept it. "Why?"
She had already rejected Griffon, so why wasn't she willing to return to him? Was she still blaming him?
Taya looked at him apologetically. "I'm sorry, Silas. It's my fault. I betrayed you first."
A trace of frustration appeared on Jackson's handsome face. "You didn't betray me. You sold yourself for me. And later, you did it because of "
anger…"
The corners of Taya's mouth curled up slightly. "I was indeed angry at first, but later I was willing to do so."
Her light-hearted words made Jackson's breath catch.
It was as if a big hand were strangling his heart, making him unable to breathe.
"You…fell in love with him?"
This question almost took Jackson's breath away.
His eyes, which had finally recovered their original color, gradually turned red.
He looked at Taya with his bloodshot eyes, pleading with her.
He seemed to be begging her to deny it. However, no matter how reluctant Taya was to hurt him, she could only harden her heart now.
"Yes, I've fallen in love with him…"
She couldn't say if she loved Griffon like she loved Silas before or if she loved Griffon more than she loved Silas.