Five Years a Virgin
"If you go through with this, there's no going back now. Are you ready for that?"
He believed I was just throwing a tantrum and that I could never bear to walk away. After loving him for six years, I knew exactly what was going through his head with a single glance.
So, I didn't bother arguing and looked straight at the elder. Then, I uttered clearly and steadily, "Yes.
"I, Kyna Lupen, before the witnesses of the Elders, reject Alaric Goremane as my mate."
The faint, careless smile on Alaric's face froze as he gawked at me, as if he'd never expected my resolve. But as the proud Alpha he was, he quickly recovered his usual cold, calm composure.