Stranger's Love to Freedom

away from Graven, the weight of his actions bore down on him. He knew he had ca

him, now felt like a distant memory. He had returned to his pack, a community of fellow wer

ruth about his werewolf identity to Amber and the shock and betrayal in her eyes haunted his every thoug

had known and considered the love of his life at a point in time, was his mate. The connectio

reason for that rejection remained a painful mystery. Paul couldn't fathom why she had pushed him

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Rose. The unanswered questions about their past still lingered in his mind and

a quiet part of the forest, where the rustling leaves and the night's stillness surrounded them

nation and sadness, "I need to know why you rejected me. You

nt before she replied, "Paul, I can't tell you everything. There are reasons

I deserve to know the truth. We had something special and it was torn a

ling as she spoke. "Paul, I promise you, it wasn't because I didn't care about you. I cared deeply and

that Rose had her reasons, even if she couldn't reveal them. Their love had be

, his voice filled with regret. "I still care about

acknowledgment. "I'll always cherish the time we

s if the very air around them had shifted and an inexplicable connection tugged at his heart. The weig

f sadness and understanding. "Paul, there's something I never

elation was like a lightning bolt, electrifying the space between them.

The bond between mates was a powerful force and he had spent so long

ct you, Paul. The pack, my family, they wanted to keep us apart for re

ion. "Rose, I can't believe we've spent so long apart when we were meant

nt. "I love you too Paul but we can't be together

n. ''No! We can'

eps carrying him away from Graven and the unresolved questions that still

ir lives. Paul and Rose would carry the weight of their unspoken past with them, leaving th

covered that Rose was his mate and nothing would stand in the way of their love but he had to resolve the challenge from his uncle a

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