Chosen By The Lycan King
Letting out a small bitter smile, she continued, “I’m here because I got nowhere else to go, Tessa…”
When my gaze turned sharp upon hearing her call me Tessa, she immediately realized her mistake and corrected herself in haste. “Jessa… I mean, Jessica.”
Narrowing my eyes, I asked, “What do you mean?”
She bit her lower lip in hesitation before anxiously looking around. Slowly bending down, she picked up fallen roses and admired their thorns. Staring at it, she let out a heavy sigh and shrugged defeatedly.
“I was a beautiful rose. I have a powerful mate, but I left him for someone else – someone I thought would be better for me.” She looked up at me with sad eyes, and bitterness radiated all o