Semua Bab Puck Destiny : A Triplet's Claim: Bab 1 - Bab 4

INKA'S POV"INKA! GET UP HERE! NOW!"Valerie's shrill voice pierced through my basement room at 5:04 AM, jolting me awake. I dragged myself out of the lumpy thrift-store mattress, my body aching from the cold, damp air of what used to be a laundry room.I'd barely slept for the last three weeks. My mind had been replaying the same memory all night. Three weeks ago, I had been cleaning the bleachers when I'd smelled a scent of wet soil, pine, and something that made my legs weak. My wolf had barked in my head, "MATE. MATE. HE IS OURS, INKA!"I had glanced around, confused, but when Derek's green eyes found mine, I knew right then and there that he was my mate.Something like mutual recognition had flashed across his face too."Is that your scent I'm picking up?" he'd asked, climbing the stands toward me with a charming smile that made my stomach fill with butterflies.I had nodded since I'd been too nervous to speak."Do you have a name, or can I just call you mine?"I had smiled. "I

INKA’S POV “Even though I acknowledge our mate bond, I can’t sacrifice the people around me to accept the curse that Inka has carried since birth,” Derek continued. “So here, I’m going to make everything clear.” “I, Derek Castellano, son of Beta Gregory Castellano, officially reject you, Inka Ravencrest, as my mate. This bond will be severed forever and can never be reconnected.” For a moment, no one moved. Then someone in the back row started clapping, , mocking. Another person joined in, jeering. Then another. The applause rippled until the entire arena erupted in cruel delight. Sticks banged against the boards. Skates scraped the ice in approval. Someone shouted, "About time!" and vicious laughter tore through the crowd. As for me, I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think, couldn’t do anything but feel the agony of Derek’s rejection tearing me apart. My hand clutched my chest, trying to hold together the pieces of something that was already broken. But then something else ha