es
shut. I leaned my head against the cool m
"Go back! She is ours! Our mate is in pain!"
small space. Rejecting her had torn my own soul in two. The pain was a
. It was my brother
car was waiting. I slid into the driver's seat but didn't st
ite phone from the glove com
voice hoarse. "It's do
d, gravelly voice replied, "Good. For the gre
greater good," I had to protect Isla. Even if it meant abandoning my fated mate. It was the only way
straction from the howling in my soul. I drove out of the
, a property under the
a careful construction of concern, but her eyes held the sharp glint
. Isla has been waiting," s
e on her face as her hand instinctively went to her still-
softly. "The call.
had little effect on werewolves, but the action gave my hand
asked, her eyes shini
liquid in one gulp. It burned my throat bu
she accept it?" she asked, h
Under an Alpha's formal Rejection, the only
the Kira problem is solved, shouldn't we start planning your cer
eir goal. Use the child to pu
al, tried to soothe me but only sparked a wave of physical revulsion. It was artific
mother. She's just worried
nd this child is my responsibility," I said,
n both their
. I softened my tone. "Isla, you need to rest
ne drawn in the sand. Disappointment flashe
My mate was shattered because of me, and I was trapped here, hono
slid to the floor, my
Kira's face, her green eyes wide with sh
he words a silent prayer. One
thought it, that she m
ge from my Gamma, the Pack's head of security. "Alpha, we've tracked an unfa
ectly at the woman I ha
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