a's
hope bloome
Roman would accept me, see me for who I was, and w
something dark, something furious. His grey eyes, which
ward, and my heart
an," I beamed
in response. "Thi
o ice in my veins
to him, but the words
sgust. "The Moon Godde
t and up again, as if he could barely stand
he warm sensation of the bond had been comfo
Roman declared loudly, turn
," I stammered in a wea
Lisa. You're nothing but a weak o
gs. The crowd erupted in shocked murmurs, but there was an underlying no
s would pair an Alpha with an Om
n pathetic," anot
pounding in my chest as the word
repeated in my mind, the words replaying over and over. The air around
nt as he turned away from me as if I were som
loud enough for everyone to hear. The public humiliation was unbearable, an
oice cut through me again, though now he wasn't
ly to see who Roman was speaking to. And there, standing
s, now stood beside Roman, her eyes gleaming with triumph. The re
y mate!" Roman annou
my heart clenched p
a smirk, her arm wrapping
ile widening as she reli
lare. "The Moon Goddess may have chosen you for Rom
miliation. It was all too much. My legs felt weak, barely able to hold my weight as I struggled to re
eant only for my ears. "You thought you had a chance, didn't you? Poor Litt
push back to the tears threat
and cruel. "It's what you're best at. Everyo
d through the crowd, joini
m, this was nothing more than a necessary act. He had rejected his fated mate in front of everyon
rs slipped down my cheeks when I saw it was Luna Bella, Roman's mothe
r as she stared at me. "Is she going to run aw
ther, Jeanine. "No wonder the Alpha reject
." Even my father
had been through so much, endured 18 years of being ridiculed, but this was different. This was worse. This was a rej
dn't do it. I couldn't stand here any longer, couldn't face their jeers and cruel words. My visio
e, his voice carrying above the crowd.
fast as my legs could carry me, pushing t
wanted was to be far away from the pack, from the pain, fr
l night air biting at my skin. The full moon hung high above me, casting lon
ear it. "It should've been a night of joy! You should've made it a
own echo and it inf
nued my
inally gave out and I collapsed on th
the tears flowing feeling now,
d you do this to me?" I whispere
it feels like you have something against me. Why would you pair me with someone who
lled the empty forest, the
t floor, crying until I
I had to find shelter real fast. I
ed my gown, trudging slowly
. I had nothing left. No pack, mate, no future
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