The Breaking Point of Mate: Giving Up on My Alpha
In his half-asleep state, his Alpha instinct overrode his logic, and he simply followed muscle memory, treating the body next to him as Camille.
The moment that thought registered, my hand resting on his chest slowly withdrew, my fingers clenching into a fist.
A dull, slight pain flashed deep in my scent gland, as if a sluggish, almost broken part of the mating bond had been accidentally triggered, before quickly returning to numbness.
I tried to shift slightly, wanting to slide out of his arm.
Maybe my small movement startled him, because his arm unconsciously tightened, pulling me even closer to his chest.
An Alpha instinctively holds onto his "mate," even when that bond is damaged beyond