IE

u, only this time I agreed with him. This shouldn't really have happened. "

you're saying? We're mates now. I

e we going to

head. "I d-

all. Uncle Ross won't approve of this. An

ar between our packs," I said, sca

end will turn eighteen next month, but

ou shouldn't have brought me up here in my room! You should

t be clear. I didn't do that on purpose, Ariella. Something must have come over me. There's no way that I

Wait, what are you even saying? Are

ause this is impossible. Come to think of it. Maybe you did something for this to happen, r

e face. I was seething with anger over the pain that stabbed me in my chest. It was the

ed back at me, I slapped him again, causing both our wolves to writhe in pain. Both of us clutched ou

when mates quarrel." He was talking about how as I hit him, we automatically felt

that, Eli. This will change

hink we actually became mates.

d feel pain every time we argue. It doesn't matter that I feel the pain too, right? That's how you think of me, am I correct?" I was so mad that I could

t even do to you," Eli told me. "If people do

nt to say about me being the daughter of a cheater, Eli, and I won't care. But before you accuse me of anything, a

. "Enough, Ariella. I don't wa

nally realize that denying t

ked. "Tell me your plan before

ot louder and louder. "We have to cut the mating b

cut their mating bond with their mate

she probably knows a spell or two to break this. Ask your girlfrie

etting rid of our mating bond, but I bet he wanted this more than me. He totally disliked me, after all. I bet he would rather die than

r wolves in the meantime. We would be in cons

nows what happened here." We looked at each other expect

ct you in front of everyone at the council office. T

eeds to be done, but I also feel doubtful about his plan. Besides, that doesn't solve

s you want me to actua

ve my boyfriend. He's the

d and left the room. Just like two years ago, he made it look so easy to drop me. Back then, it was so easy for him to let go of me when my f

tting close with. The stress from everything made me slump to the floor, exhausted, but I he

dn't even stop him from doing that because he had all the rights to do that. "That prick ju

i and I... We just got

to rush towards my room. Feeling embarrassed, I got up and went to close the door before anyone could

as from a different person. "Is this it?" he asked me softly, his hands

p! Eli is not interested in becoming my

point of us staying together if your

yden was devastated by what happened, but it was also weird how he looked frightened for some reason. Maybe he was afraid that his father might get disappointed in him. That's possible since e

t to do what I knew was coming next. But he just

a knife. I wanted to just disappear, but then the door opened again, and this t

sked me in his authoritative voice. I nodded.

nother day here in our town. My phone on the bedside table rang so I reluctantly answered the call. It was Emma, my one and only frien

help me get a