RAGNAR’S POVWhile I was down in that freezing water, the physical numbness was nothing compared to the sharp, tearing pain in my chest.There was a dark truth I had not told Thalia yet. In my pack, if an Alpha wolf finds his true mate and does not mark or claim her within two months, the bond begins to turn sour. The rejection poisons the soul. It causes a constant, dull ache in the heart, and eventually, the Alpha will go completely, violently feral.The two-month mark was dangerously close. I wanted her so badly it physically hurt. Every time I looked at her, my wolf roared beneath my skin, begging to tear through and take what was ours.But no matter how much she froze me out, I swore to myself that I would always stay right by her side to help her anyway. Once we dragged ourselves out of the pool, Miss Lyra gave us no warmth and no rest. She stood over us like a tyrant. “Do not even think about sleeping,” she commanded, her sharp voice echoing off the damp stone walls. “You wi
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