Page 68 of Dark Sold Mate

“Elle…”

No, I—” She shook a hand at him and pulled herself together. “I'm not…I'm fine. I am not upset, I am only—” another laugh broke out before she could suppress it. “An Omega. Me.” She shook her head. “Not only do I have visions. I was kidnapped, auctioned, and pulled back to a pack that never wanted me. Now, I'm an Omega. This pack hasn’t had one in what, two generations?

“Three.”

“Three generations.” Elle reiterated and gazed at the ceiling. Then back at him. She looked like she was tired and, at the same time, really amused. “I am a non-active Omega witch seer, who is mated to an Alpha, and went through a heat. That's my life now.”

“Elle…”

“You know, all my life, I thought I didn't fit. That I was wrong, somehow. Something was wrong with me.” She glanced at him. “But I was never wrong or defective. I was just…dormant.”

“I am angry at you,” Elle continued. “For hiding this from me. But I am not angry at what I am. She exhaled slowly. “That one I-I guess I can live with.”

“I should have told you earlier. The truth is, I was scared of the way you would respond, and that was—”

“Cowardly,” Elle nodded. “Yes. You are doing that a lot tonight.”

“I know.”

“Stop it.”

“I'm trying.”

“Why did you laugh at me?” she asked. “In the library. I told you whether we could be mates. Why did you do that?”

“I was scared. You had seen the bond between us, but I was not brave enough to admit it. So I hurt you instead.”

Elle scoffed and buried her head in her hands. “You broke my heart that day.”

“I know. I am really sorry. I regret what I said every day. I regret not being strong enough to stand up to my father. I regret not protecting you the way I should have.”

Elle looked up. “And the time I had to leave the pack?”

“That had nothing to do with me. My father made that decision, and I did not agree with it. I argued and fought, but he did not listen.”

“Sara was right,” she breathed. “She was fucking right. You have been carrying this guilt for a while.”

Silas shrugged. “I deserve to feel guilty. I failed you in every way. I am just trying to be better now and make things right.”

“You were a kid when all this happened.”

“That is no excuse.”

“You were a kid. You were taught to hate humans. You did not know how to deal with your feelings. Yes, you made bad choices, but I can see that you have been trying to make things right.”

Silas felt a weight lift off his shoulders. “I do not deserve your forgiveness.”

“I forgive you,” she blurted. “I forgive you for everything. You have been trying to make things right. I can see that you are not the same person you were back then.”

“You do?”

Elle smiled. “Yes. I do. I can see that you have changed. I can see that you are really sorry for what you did.”

“I love you,” Silas said, the words tumbling out before he could stop them. “I've loved you for years. I just didn't understand it back then, or how to handle it. But I know now. I love you, Elle. Everything about you. Your strength, your courage, your heart. I love you.”

“Silas…” she whispered.

“You do not have to say it back. I know this is all complicated. I know you are still thinking about everything. But I needed you to know,” Silas placed his hands on her knees. “I love you, and I am going to spend the rest of my life showing you.”