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“Ace! Can you hear me?!” I called out desperately but the only thing I received was silence.

Dad tied Alessio right next to me. I tried to reach out my hand to touch him but he was too far and the bark behind me was too hard. There was no way for me to squeeze my hand out at all. And then at this moment, I realized that these were probably my last moments alive. I was going to die here and I was taking my mate with me.

Maybe all that shaming, all those insults were the truth. I was a bad omen. I was the reason Alessio was in this place. I brought death and I brought bad luck upon those that hurt me.

“I am sorry.” I whispered quietly. “I am so, so sorry.”

The rope was burning through my skin already. It was coated with silver.

“Let’s finish this up.” dad walked back to Jeisha, “I don’t want them to suffer more than necessary.”

“Gladly.” she smiled at him, “just this ritual holds you back. Once it is finished, you can rule the werewolf world and I will be standing beside you as your c