Scarlett (Second Edition)
This bond wasn’t the promise of safety and love I’d imagined—it was torture, a nightmare.
I remembered my nanny’s words, the way she’d painted the mate bond as something sacred, something meant to uplift and complete me. She’d said mates couldn’t hurt each other, that they were made to protect each other. But if that was true, then why was Lucian so full of anger? Why did he lash out instead of drawing me close? I’d once dreamed of a mate who would take me away, someone who’d pull me from my father’s shadow, someone who’d look at me with warmth, not resentment. But instead, I was left wondering if I was destined for pain and rejection forever.