SERA POV "I, Thorne Ashford, Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack, reject you, Sera Blackwood, as my fated mate." The words hit me like a physical blow, and I stumbled backward on the platform, my hand moving to my chest. Around us, hundreds of wolves from the Silvermoon Pack and neighboring territories gasped in collective shock. The Lunar Blessing ceremony, the sacred night when the Moon Goddess revealed fated mates, had never seen a rejection like this. Not public, Not immediate, Not cruel. I stared at Thorne, unable to process what was happening. His hand had just been holding mine. The mate bond had snapped into place only moments ago, that golden thread connecting my soul to his, warm, right and perfect. I'd felt it the second the moon reached its peak, and my heart had soared because after seven years of loving him from the shadows, fate had finally chosen us. Except Thorne's face looked like he'd swallowed glass. "Thorne…" I choked out, but he wasn't finished. "I choose instead
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