FATES DOESN'T ASK
“Strip,” Lior said.
Kael’s breath caught.
He stood there, frozen, fear curling in his chest. Is this what my life is going to be now? he wondered. Ever since he met Lior, everything had gone wrong.
They were fated—he had felt it the first time they locked eyes.
That changed when Lior found out the truth.
Kael’s brother was his ex.
The one who had walked away.
The one who chose his own fated mate and left Lior behind.
After that, Lior hardened. He became ruthless. Instead of rejecting the bond, he held onto it like a weapon. He kept Kael close, punished him for someone else’s betrayal, and denied the pull that hit them both whenever they were together.
Kael felt it every time Lior looked at him.
Lior felt it too—but he refused to give in.
The question was no longer why Lior hated him.
It was whether the alpha would ever stop hurting his fated mate…
or if revenge mattered more than the bond tying them together.