TIDEBOUND: THE ALPHA'S PRISONER
She felt the rejection coming before the words left his mouth.
He stepped closer, towering over me. His eyes, which should have been filled with love, were cold and dead.
"I can't risk producing another mutt in my bloodline," he spat. "I would rather not mate with you."
He took a deep breath, raising his voice so the Alpha on the balcony could hear.
"I, Jack Gilmore, reject you, Bianca."
The words hit me like a physical blow.
I didn't just fall. I crumbled.
My knees hit the marble floor with a sickening crack.