Rejected Mate's Revenge

saw his mate, he knew he woul

at the edge of the celebration, nineteen and restless, silver hair catching moonlight like spun starlight. She didn't b

a physical blow, stealing his breath and making his wolf surge forward with a possessive snarl that nearly dro

hing from the shadows, and Ra

d beside him. "That silver hair. Those eyes. I've been tracking her bloodline for years, waiting f

s, claws threatening to break th

packs behind me, Blackwood. Your territory is still recovering from last spring's rogue attacks." He paused. "But I'm reasonable.

if I

I drag her to my territory in chains." Thaddeus straightened his jacket, expression pleasant as

rix was laughing at something another wolf said, head thrown back, unaware that her future was being decided

n agony at what h

e to him like a moth to flame, helpless against the pull of fate. They talked until words weren't enough, until his mouth found hers and she melted against him

sped his name. The bond snapped into place with devastating completeness, tying their souls to

rs tracing his face like she was memorizing him. "I know it's

f her in his arms, the scent of pine and vanilla that clung to her skin, the sound of her heartbeat

new bonds were announced and celebrated. Lyrix stood beside him, nervous and glowing, wearing hi

nter with that knowing smirk on his face. Then he stepped forward, putting deliberat

awing at his insides, begging him to stop. He ignored it. "Last night I marked Lyrix Thorne in a moment

o a scream as the rejection tore through the bond. Silver veins spread across her skin like cracks in porcelain, th

empty while his mate writhed in agony on the ground. This was the pric

rms. The girl's eyes found his one last time, silver turned to smoke

r nose, from her eyes, from the mark on her throat t

e clearing with three hundred witnesses and a mate bond bleeding out

d the only thing keeping him standing was the knowle