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sensing was unmistakable, strong and undeniable, emerging right in the middle of the Alpha's award funct

ntoxicating, and it confirmed what she had dared to hope-her mate was here, somewhere in the grand hall. The scent was so powerful, s

where he was seated, but that didn't matter. The bond between them was like a thread, pulling her towards him, and sh

move. Her heart pounded in her chest, a mixture of nervousness and exhilaration coursing through her veins. She hoped-no,

oxicating musk. She focused solely on the scent, following it like a beacon in the dark. She could

gentle touch that made her heart leap. The word came again, spoken

her senses completely. She turned towards the voice, her heart pounding with hope and expectation. "Mate," she whispered back,

craved, she was met with an

s harsh, laced with disgust and confusi

The tone was so jarring, so unexpected, that it felt like a physical blow. S

The voice came again

pening? The connection was undeniable, her wolf had felt it, *she* had felt it.

hurt swirling together as she tried t

ld hear the whispers of people,the ou

claiming the Alpha

other gold digger try

r,the one teaching at the

n,The Alpha heir's m

there,Serafina's hear

heir? Dav

this moment so many times, dreamed of the day she would meet her mate and feel the instant connection, the love a

" David yelled,ange

pe this nightmare, but her feet felt rooted to the spot. The grand hall, once so lively and full of p

ght and bruising. "What are you?!"

fina Athena." She stuttered out,a

d scoffed,he roughly pushed her away from

reaming down her face,she

My Mate!" David announced

her,how was anyone going to readily accept her as a mate with her disabilities,and not just anyone,bu

ere this very min

ndered. "You will do no s

ort this nonsense, she's

asked, shutting David up for a split second,hi

id Matt

is eyes glaring at his son,who

y mate." As the words flew out of David's mouth,a sharp sting spread through the du

h and get out of there immediately, even if her heart was breaking. Taking a deep

to whisper, her voice t

hat had started to form now shattere

han the last. The excitement she had felt earlier was gone, replaced by a hollow emptiness that thr

as unbearable, more painful than she could have ever imagined. David, her mate, the one who was supposed to cherish and protect her, had tur

hat had happened; it wouldn't heal the wounds that had been so viciously inflicted. Tears spilled freely down her cheeks, her vision blurre

of her thoughts. Her stick slipped from her hand, clattering to the ground, and Serafina froze, momentarily d

unexpected happened. That same pull she had felt e

t of chocolate, sweet and enticing, mixed with the fresh, earthy aroma of

st walked out of the grand hall, her heart shattered by David's rejection. How could this new bond be forming so quickly

ht of the emotions that were beginning to swirl within her. It was a word that signified ev

resonant, and it echoed in her thoughts, louder than she