Ash

Chapter eight

Colton's Pov

My wolf, Ash, roared in pain when she said she had been marked.

It felt as though a silver blade had pierced my heart, leaving me speechless.

"And he isn't my mate," she added as my anger began to boil inside me as I turned to her.

"Who isn't your mate, Aria?" I asked, feeling the threat of Ash's presence rising, ready to take control.

"Orion," she said, and suddenly the world around me fell into silence.

"I am just a substitute for his mate." She whispered as I felt hurt and insulted.

"I knew it," I said.

It was as if a switch had been flipped, and I was no longer in control.

"Why are you acting this way?" she whimpered, and I gave her a hard stare, realizing she didn't know the truth.

Despair washed over me. The person I thought was meant for me, the one I was destined to be with, was now out of reach.

"You're my mate Aria," I said as she just stared at me.

It felt as though the universe was conspiring against me, mocking me with what I could never have