LOGIN“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
“I see,” he said, the laughter fading as quickly as it had come, then his gaze shifted to Kai.“My son,” he continued slowly, “finally has the courage to stand up to me.” He leaned back slightly, tapping his fingers against the table as his eyes looked at Kai curiously but there was a hint of pride
Aria.I sat there, frozen and for a moment, I wasn’t even sure I had heard him right.Kai’s words echoed in my head, over and over again, louder than the pounding of my heart, louder than the silence that had swallowed the room whole.I have already chosen Aria Langston as my mate.My breath caught
I blinked and turned back slightly, just enough to make it seem like I had been listening.“Sounds good. See you in class.” I muttered, clapping his shoulder.I didn’t wait to see his reaction, but I didn’t miss the cold glare he threw my way either. I wasn’t in the mood for another lecture.I adjus
Another soft clank.I jumped.Okay, that wasn’t a branch.I swallowed, counted under my breath—“One, two...”—and yanked the curtain aside just as a small stone smacked against the glass.“What the...?”I looked down, my room being on the first floor, and my jaw nearly dropped.There, standing under
He looked…I swallowed.He looked hot.Majestic, even.I hated how my breath caught. How I paused just to watch him. How my stomach did that little turn I’d grown too familiar with. The girls who followed him around? The fan club? I understood it now. Not because they knew him, but because from a di
Lila raised a brow. “And when they’re not?”Maya gave her a knowing smile. “They never are. Nothing ever comes between those two.”I looked away for a while, remembering Ryder’s words. It was no news that he didn't like me and I only hoped he didn't change Kai’s mind about me .As we made our way th







