TamaraI gently pressed my hands against his chest, easing myself out of his arms before carefully pushing myself back and standing up, while keeping my distance as I looked away and murmured softly, "Don't." North frowned almost immediately, he stood up also and closed the space between us again. "Tamara..." "You hurt me, North," I whispered, my voice shaky beneath the weight of wounds that had never truly healed. "And we're no longer mates. The bond is gone." "To you, maybe," he said, his green eyes burning with unwavering confidence as though nothing in the world could shake what he believed. "To me, we still are." I swallowed but stayed silent. "I never accepted the rejection, Tamara," he continued, his voice quieter yet no less certain as he took another slow step toward me. "And I never will. Please... just give me one more chance." Before I could move away again, his hands settled gently around my waist, holding me carefully enough to let me leave if I wanted to, ye
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