NATALIE’S POVThe second that guard knocked on the office door, everything shattered.Liam and I were still pressed against each other.My heart was beating too loud in my chest. My breath was warm against his collarbone until the sound of the door jolted me back into reality.I immediately pushed a
LIAM’S POVZane glanced at Natalie, then at me. His expression said everything—he knew something was shifting between us.“Natalie brought up a good point,” I said. My voice was steady though I felt anything but. “We’re opening training to all female wolves. I want you to inform the rest of the pack
NATALIE’S POVThe mornings were the hardest.Not because of the wounds—though I still felt them when I moved too quickly—but because I woke up every day with so many questions in my head.To stay… or to leave.Iris had been strict with me about the healing process.“No exceptions,” she warned, cross
LIAM’S POVI stood there. Frozen.Her slap still echoed in my ears.I didn’t move. I didn’t even blink.My cheek burned with the heat of her hand, and I could still feel the sting—not just on my face, but deep in my chest.The fury in her eyes. The strength in her voice. The way she pushed past me l
NATALIE’S POVThe first thing I felt was the ache in my chest.Then the dryness in my throat.My eyelids were heavy as I slowly blinked myself awake.For a moment, I didn’t know where I was. Then it all rushed back.The attack in the woods. The rejection. Liam’s betrayal. The pain.I pushed myself u
LIAM’S POVThe silence after Natalie said those words was deafening.I thought I misheard but she said it again.She took a deep breath then said, “I, Natalie, reject you as my mate.”The moment she said it, something inside me cracked wide open.My wolf howled in agony, clawing at me from the insid