Love Lost to the Passing Wind
"Go on then. Take care of yourself."
Alpha Ethan, or rather just Ethan now, walked out.
We went before the Sacred Stone and completed the rejection ritual.
"I, Maya Ortega, reject you, Ethan Warner, as my mate."
As the vow was spoken, the excruciating pain of the bond rejection washed over me. However, I gritted my teeth and didn't utter a sound.
Ethan, on the other hand, turned deathly pale and staggered several steps.
"Deep down, I never truly thought it would come to this between us, Maya," he suddenly said.