Owen was silent on the other end of the line. I didn't hold back and continued, "Pick a time. We'll go before the Pack Council to officially dissolve our mate bond."
With that, I hung up and blocked his number.
That night, I fell into a deep sleep and had a dream.
In it, I was 18 again.
I had managed to get into Lunar Academy that year. I only had a few hundred dollars to my name at the time, so, in order to make ends meet, I started working part-time as a private tutor.
It was there that I first met Owen.
He was in his warrior's cloak, his hair reflecting the morning sunlight, so proud and confident that I found myself mesmerized.
I fell in love, but he walked away from me at the time, holding another woman's hand.
Her name was Emma Skinner—she was his first love.
Later, Emma's family fell from power. She was forced to leave the pack, and their bonding pledge was called off.
I was the one who stayed with him through his heartbreak, drinking with him, and helping him through
