Twice Fated

aw from the icy water in the bucket beside her. The warriors had just finished a brutal sparring session, leaving behind mud,

glance, as if she were nothing more than the dirt she

oed in the hall as they laughed

kicking a rag in her direction. "Thought a

k for that," an

wn, her grip tightening around the rag. She had learn

ed it. The pack ate first. Whatever remained-

" he said, stretching. Then, with a smirk, he picked up a half-

, Omega," he m

erupted ar

, shame burning through

odfang Pack-this was what

*

ed food, trying to swallow her pride along with t

hing s

h her body, freezing her in place. Her heart

d never noticed before-wild cedarwood, stor

l, undeniable-wrapp

across the training hall as her v

saw

an

e a

en eyes glowing under the dim light. He was speaking to his Beta,

e b

s breath

wasn't p

as an

fated mates, espe

t-the way her wolf stirred to life, whimper

been fate

r m

r A

, The

nt, she dar

e things would change. Maybe she wouldn't have to live li

heartbeat racing as s

n as their

ed across his face for the briefest second be

es. His wolf growled lowly, but instead o

he turn

he were

bond had ne

s nearly buckl

o, no,

her before she could even

" "She-she looked a

le. She's

her wolf howled in pain, the mate bond pulling at her like a t

on settled over her

going to

oing to r

did-it woul

**

ything around her fades into a blur-the training hall, the

d pounding of her heart and t

n't have time

e turns back

tire pack i

c Humi

steps toward her, his gold

ath catches

it. Maybe he'll t

s through the silence li

Bloodfang Pack, reject

. A hush falls over the warriors, their amuseme

dy locks up as the

ke someone has reached inside her chest and is

n agony, clawing

doesn't

refus

chin, blinking back the

ction, waiting-expect

straight, her fists clenched at her sid

xpression

ce loud enough for the entire pack to h

erupts aro

el echo of he

ims, but she d

won't

Final

ver her. Close enough for onl

u don't be

a flin

words-but because sh

from her own fated mate slices

n-he tur

like

e doesn't

she nev

laughing, the pack whis

doesn't stay

further, to push her to the ground an

she turns

m the tra

rom the

rom eve

art shattering, her body burni

e doesn

ver loo

eep down-s

ust running

g from who sh

e, she's neve