The Alpha's Abandoned Mate
“There is a mercy built into eternity. The first century, you will remember like a song you can conduct. The second, like a melody you hum without noticing. The third, as a story told by someone with your face. By the fifth, you will set down your love as you would set down a hot cup, gently, and with relief. Eternity is not a room where grief grows. It is a hallway with many doors. You will forget him because you must. Not because I hate you.”
Sienna’s breath thinned. The harbor plates creaked under her feet. Lantern-glow from the pier houses washed across her cheekbones; her eyes held both the gold and the dark.
“Choose me,” Ryder said quietly. “Choose mortal. Choose wrong dinners and bad