a's

p properly, but I couldn't sleep anymore. These past two weeks had been hell for m

ried to ignore it, but the more I tried, the heavier it sat on my chest. The pain of hav

othing in particular. The room felt colder

again: "Mate bond is too strong, my

ing about her. If she were still alive, maybe things wouldn't have turned out

wound. I hadn't spoken to him since the day he took another Luna, just months after my mother's death.

Not now. I had nowhere else to go, and I refused to go b

warm bath. After stepping out, I tied my towel and reached for my phone. A notificat

red superbike displayed on the screen. It was bold, shiny, and beautiful. My eyes caught a silver versio

ensive, yes, but not out of reach. Ma

etely forgotten. Nobody in the pack knew, and Damon never cared. I sighed

ar," I whispered to my reflection in t

sports top, and my favorite running shoes. My ha

ring in everything I had saved. No one really knew who the real owner was. I preferred it that way. I wanted

, and smelled faintly of dew. As I approached, I could already hear soft

e already working out, laughing, and chatting. They didn't ev

retched my body, and started j

started to grow louder, whispers,

girl said, her voice dripping with excitement. "Sel

umbbell. "I heard she's practically living in the

aughed

ut I kept my eyes fixed ahead. If

else said. "Imagine being mated to the A

d. "It was bound to happen. Omegas can't ke

ll handle, but I didn't react. I had

other whispered. "The Alpha

st increased my treadmill speed. Let them

filled the air, sweet but heavy. Everyone went

le

with each step. She wore tight workout shorts and a tank top that

s," she said ch

er in excitement. She had that kind

w you worked out here," on

ym recently. It's beautiful. But I wonder..." , her eyes roame

t, but her words

"Well, all thanks to Alpha D

tending it was just a joke, but I

at with a towel, and turned slightly, just

ker, heavier than before. Her beauty see

stirred uneas

t," she whispered. "It's mixed... not

ed quietly in my mind, ke

loating across the room like poison wrapped in honey. Then her eye

ot of who I was, but something deepe

ng. "You have a beautiful body," she said to me

d. "Som

d me like a cat. "Good. Keep it up

arried a hidden meaning. My wolf gr

m might be my new favorite spot. Oh, and tell the owner she's done a

ter start

down. Every muscle in my body screamed to

and looked over her shoulder, her eyes l

g that fake sweet smile. "And do tell Alpha D

hut softly

m fell

g my towel tightly as

g evil in her eyes. She's

reflection looked back, calm, strong

. "And I'll find out

lready feel it, the begi

was about to ch