LOGINThree days ago, Damon Ashford marked me. The night he became Alpha, he sank his fangs into my neck under the moonlight. When his wolf blood mixed with mine, my wolf soul trembled violently. I thought the bond was taking root. I was too excited, too happy to tell the difference between real blood transfer and the simple sting of broken skin. This morning I went to City Hall without telling him. I wanted to pick up our certificate and frame it for our bedroom wall. I wanted to surprise him. The clerk checked the system, then looked up at me. "Whitmore, the mark on your neck is fake. There is no trace of wolf blood exchange." "Also, Ashford completed a formal registration with a woman named Clara Wellick two weeks ago." Under wolf law, a mark must be registered within seven days or it becomes invalid. I came to register, only to find I was never registered at all. I took off the scarf covering my neck and dropped it into the trash can outside City Hall. Standing on the steps, I sent my brother a message. Marcus, I’ll go with you for the closed medical research.
View MoreDamon found Shadowfang territory on the forty third night.I saw him crouched on the steps outside Marcus’s house. Moonlight fell on his face. He did not look like an Alpha anymore. His wolf soul was tired and broken. Like he had not slept properly in days.He stood up when he saw me.“Sylvia,” His voice was rough and smelled of alcohol.“You came,” I said.“I looked for you for a long time.”“You should go back to Clara. Her wolf soul still needs you.”Damon’s face changed.“I ended the mate bond with Clara. I sent her away.”I looked at him, “The mark is still on your neck.”He raised his hand and touched the healed bite mark on his neck. The one Clara left. A real mark. Real wolf blood exchange.“Sylvia. We can start over. I can—”“No.” I said. “You marked her, Damon. Her scent is still on your wolf soul. How can we start over?”“That mark is not what you think—”“That mark is real,” I said. “You bit through her skin. You gave her your wolf blood. Your wolf soul accepted her scent.
After Rowan said those words, I avoided him for days.Marcus did not understand, “Rowan does not hold grudges. He will not be angry.”“How do you know?” I said.“I have known him for years. Better than you do.”I did not argue. I had already joined the research team. The project was based in Shadowfang’s main house. My specialty was wolf soul theory. Rowan was the lead researcher. We had to work in the same lab.To catch up, I often stayed late to organize data.That night, when I finished, the sky was completely dark. Moonlight fell through the windows onto the stone floor. I stretched and walked out of the main house.Shadowfang territory was quiet at night. Only distant howls broke the silence.I walked a few steps and saw a figure standing by a moonstone lamp post.Rowan saw me and walked over, “Marcus said you were working late. I came by.”I looked up at the moon. It was almost at its peak. His house was on the other side of the territory. It was not on his way.But I did not ref
Clara felt the warm tears fall on her shoulder. Her heart finally relaxed.After they parted at the medical facility, Damon had not visited her for days. He did not even reply to her pack link calls. That had never happened before. So she came to see him today, to test the situation.The moment she walked in, she noticed that Sylvia’s things were gone. Before she could feel happy, someone delivered a moonstone necklace. The delivery wolf called her “mate.”All of this meant one thing. Sylvia and Damon were truly finished.As for the broken moon crystal, Clara thought Sylvia had smashed it out of anger before she left. It did not matter. Damon’s reaction proved his love for her. They could get more crystals. Prettier ones.Clara turned around joyfully and threw herself into Damon’s arms.“So now you know you were wrong? You pretended your heart belonged to her, but it was always mine. You broke my heart. If you do not make it up to me, I will not forgive you easily.”She lifted her chin
“Rowan, I was too harsh back then. I should have let you explain instead of blocking you.”Back then, I thought he was just another Alpha heir riding on his family’s name. I did not respect him. Later I learned his data was right. I was the one who misunderstood.His mouth twitched. “I accept your apology. But I did not wait six years just to hear you say sorry.”He looked at me. His gaze was steady. “Now that the misunderstanding is cleared, can I pursue you?”I did not expect him to still remember me after all these years.“Sorry. I am not ready for a new relationship.”Rowan did not back away, “After you blocked me, I wanted to explain. But you blocked every way I could reach you. Then I heard you had a mate. So I stopped trying.”“But in six years, I never forgot you. Will you think about it?”I looked at him. “I need time.”“I have waited six years. I can wait a few more days.”After I blocked his pack link, Damon did not sleep well anymore. He searched everywhere he could think o












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