THE CONTRACTED MATE

's P

y. Atlas, my mate and the son of our pack's alpha had just rejected me in front of the en

el my mother's anger and disappointment. She w

er voice filled with hate. "Wi

ble to meet her blazing

d have never been born. You're a failure as a daughter, a failure as a wolf. You should have never been bro

" I managed to force the

?! Will sorry get you a mate?" My mother

ap on my cheek but to my utmost surprise, she stopped right in fr

shoved me inside slammed the door to my room, locking me in. "You'll

f shame and rejection, my mother's cruel words echoing in my mind, refusing to

p and accept my fate as a cursed wolf and the pack's spitbowl, or find a way to escape and prov

truth of my mother's words. Every word, every sentence, every hiss reminded

lamed for somethi

nto my mother's ears. She stormed into my room, her

sed wolf who can't even keep a mate? You're pathetic, Kali. You're a weak, little wolf who

mily. You're nothing but a cursed mistake, a wolf who should have ne

the

Don't you dare ca

ed to explain, to plead, to beg for mercy, but she wouldn't listen. She raged on, her verba

urden to our family. You're a waste of space, a waste of resources. Y

n't think, couldn't escap

ss. I lay there, feeling like a broken object who can never be fixed

at of her anger. I knew that I had to escape, had to find a way out of this house, out of this pack, out of this

shaking with sobs, my

o her. She has no idea who you are, your courage, stre

balm to my battered soul, I

ed them, you don't need her. You are strong enough to survive on your own. If y

forest, and the hardship that comes with finding food and shelter. But I also thought of the freedom, th

and my breathing calmed. I wiped the tears

er rejection. I thought of the pack, the only family I had ever known. Even tho they said such mean things

inner wolf whispered words of encouragement, but

ck in the darkness, not

seemed like

r's voice... talk

pha would not tolerate mistakes... this could mean signing

ied to figure out who this person

eed