The Rejected Mate's Curse
But hearing him say it out loud still left a pit in my stomach.
"I can’t leave you unguarded," he added, his gaze softening, "This is Steven, he is one of the best guards we have."
My eyes snapped up at the sound of another voice, and I was momentarily taken aback by the man who had just walked in. My heart skipped a beat—he wasn’t Lauren. I could already tell that this new guard would be different. The thought of Lauren no longer lingering in the background brought an odd sense of relief.
Steven was young, maybe a little younger than Ryker, but still older than me. I placed him around Eve’s age. His collar was slightly askew, revealing a faint mark on his neck that confirmed he was mated.
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