pte

y M

k, reject you, Zoey Malik, as my fated ma

od fr

felt like I co

ed it to happen but I wasn't prepared for it. My wolf

voice faint. "Please d

with disdain. "Acc

red into a tiny

who didn't want me anymore. He couldn't

lieve that I k

end the rest of my short life in the dungeon. Th

lly accept

oat and began. "I, Zoey Malik, accept your reje

ng scream. I couldn't believe it was happening. I look

feeling

separatio

ithout any trace of warmth. "When you're done c

e stepped ou

magine what my life had turned into. I got rejected by my

ave to suff

goddess turning

f my hand, and then I gathered my remaining stuff. I didn't hav

tanding beside him. She had a satisfied smirk

why he didn't even do it sooner." She cond

oring the lump that h

ing," I whispe

's arms tighter. "Let's get this over with. This

maids to take my bags. Then he walked out of th

ind them as I walked

d that I wasn't going to cry anymore. A

ghing with Conra

do something. I couldn't just leave the world without mak

I was determined

k, we arrived at

lked through the crowd. Everyone was pres

lena. She reassured me that she would find a way to s

s nowhere

g through my veins. I knew I admitted that I

t ready

Conrad just

look at me like

n on the chair. It had to be a nightmar

dn't be m

w

d to the dungeon. And my best friend w

verywhere went silent. My eyes were fixed on the ground because

beta of the Crescent Moon Pack." His husky voice echoed through the air. "Un

gasp erupted

I was certain that most of them were happy to watch my downfall becau

ed my fist to keep myself calm. My throat

ouldn't

ction of seeing me cry either. I didn'

s a beat of silence before he continued. "But

murmured i

in front of me and I coul

n't believe me. There was no point in trying aga

rs erupted from the crowd as he announced my punishment. "We wi

"Before they take you, I just have one question." H

here's a real killer out there and you want

rolled

e. He just signaled his me

to grab my arm, a voice ec

confusion etche

r seen him before but I couldn't take my eyes off him. He s

ped in front of me. "Mate." He rep

someone else. But he wasn't. He referred t

e wasn't meant to be someone e