101 Chances? No, Sir
I, Ginny Tremaine, have a written agreement in my mate contract with Tyler Kingsley, the chairman of the Werewolf Council.
As long as I proposed to him 99 times first, he promised to personally show up at the Office of Werewolf Mate Affairs on the 100th time and complete our marking ceremony.
However, Tyler doesn't show up on the promised day and instead appears on the main stage of the Silvernight Music Festival with his lover, Vivian Lowe.
In the livestream watched by the entire pack, he leans down and kisses her so intimately that it's practically a declaration of ownership.
The social media networks instantly erupt with excitement.
"#ChairmanOfTheWerewolfCouncilOfficiallyRevealsMate."
"Chairman of the Werewolf Council caught kissing his lover and showing PDA."
At the same time, I become a trending search for standing in front of the Mate Affairs office for the 100th time.
Everyone speculates about the identity of the mystery man who never showed up and wonders if I will try for a 101st proposal.
Tyler, likely feeling guilty, promises me the next day, "Next time, I promise I'll be there on time."
He arrives in a crisp suit with papers in hand, standing outside the Mate Affairs office.
But all he receives is a short message from me, saying, "Alpha Tyler, there won't be a 101st proposal. We're truly over."