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~Clifton~

Once Callum leaves for his pack, I relax into my seat and shut my eyes, trying to understand at what point any of this went wrong.

The Moon Goddess... she made it all wrong. Yes, it's all her fault. I haven't done anything wrong if I chose to look at it from a mate's point of view.

Xyana is my mate. A Blood-bite isn't a prohibited practice. Of course, I should have sought her consent before imposing it on her, but the truth remains that she's my mate! That alone cancels all wrongs, right?

I hear the loud sound of a door going off somewhere within the pack house. The sound is followed by loud barking of orders. That must be Gaston.

'I wonder what found its way into his ass to get him pissed off this much.'

I'm convinced he knows I'm around, my scent should have given me away by now. I don't get to wait for long when the door to the living room gets pulled out.

Gaston steps into the room, scanning it carefully before walking up to me. As he's approaching, I fe
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