LOGINJust emptiness.A missing place.I lay there on the floor, unable to move for a few seconds, every inch of me shaking from the force of what had just been ripped away. My chest felt hollowed out. My wolf had gone silent inside me, I could feel him curled deep and hurt and fading, as if he had retrea
**please if you can, leave a review on the homepage of this book, it helps it push to more readers, thanks 💚Kai.“I, Aria Langston, reject you, Kai Blackthorn, as my mate.”The words didn’t just reach me.They entered me and tore through me.For a single suspended second, everything in the room se
“How cruel, because the worst part…” I whispered, my voice trembling, “is that we’re mates.”The word tasted bitter and I looked at him again.At the boy I had loved. At the wolf who had broken me.“The Moon Goddess blessed me with my mate…” I said softly, tears streaming down my face, “and he turne
Aria.I couldn’t breathe. It felt like the room was closing in around me.It felt like something had wrapped around my chest and tightened with every passing second, squeezing the air out of me until all I could do was gasp. My hand flew to my chest as I stumbled back, my vision blurring, my thought
The room tilted and I could see it. The trees. The darkness. The desperation and fear in my breath as the wolf had approached me.“I watched you,” he said. “As you got closer to the border.”My legs felt weak.“And just when I thought my son would do what he always does… nothing…”He smiled and it w
Aria.I didn’t understand.The words lingered in the air, heavy and suffocating, and I found myself staring at Kai like if I just looked at him long enough, he would say something, anything, that would make it all make sense.“What’s going on, Kai?” My voice came out smaller than I intended, trembli
“Aria—”“I always knew you were a player, Kai Blackthorn,” I snapped, my tears falling faster now. “But I never thought you’d do this. Not to me. I never thought you’d betray me this badly.”He looked stricken, his mouth opening and closing like he couldn’t find the right words. Finally, he pushed a
Kai slapped her hand away. Harder than I expected. The sound made my stomach twist. His jaw clenched as he glared at her, and suddenly, all the warmth I’d gotten used to seeing in him was gone. He wasn’t the Kai who snuck jokes into study sessions or taught me how to play football. He wasn’t the boy
But I didn’t reply. I just stared at my fork, trying to swallow the weight in my throat.Maya leaned in slightly. “I’m serious, though. You should both be careful around Serena. She might smile at you. She might act sweet. But she plays games. And if she thinks someone’s a threat to her status, even
Her eyes glinted with something darker. “I can’t wait to break you, stray. To show you exactly where you belong.”Heat rushed to my face, my pulse pounding in my ears. I clenched my fists under the table, nails digging into my palms until I felt the sting. “I’m not—”She leaned closer, cutting me of







