The Alpha Rejected His Bride For Me
"What are you doing here, Theo? It's not safe for you to be at the compound right now."
"Listen, that's not why I'm here. I've been doing research, Lena. About mate bonds."
My stomach dropped. "Theo, don't."
"There are ways to break them," he continued, his voice urgent and low. "They're dangerous, old rituals that most packs have forgotten about, but they exist. If the bond was forced, if it's not genuine, there are ways to sever it completely."
The mate bond recoiled at his words, a visceral rejection that made me physically step back. "I can't..."