The Alpha King’s bride
“Because I already have someone I love.”
I felt my entire world stop. “You have someone?”
She nodded once, not meeting my eyes. “I’m sorry. I can’t be yours.”
Then she got up and left.
Just like that.
I sat there, frozen, unable to breathe, unable to understand. The bond still burned inside me, screaming for her, but she was gone.
Days later, I heard the news—Elara was dead.
I didn’t believe it at first. But when they showed me her body, pale and lifeless, I felt something inside me die with her.