Not Your Mate
"But what if I wanted it so?
"I have loved you since we were kids, but you found a mate before I could tell you how I feel.
"So please allow me to win your heart now. Will you let me be your mate?"
His scalding breath rustled against my ear, while the scent of pine wood and a cool spring swirled around his stiff body, completely shrouding me.
My wolf, which had been dormant for so long, once again howled in delight.
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I did not see Orion again, until the Blood Moon Hunt.