the motel with Zane carrying my things. He threw the bags into

up against him, I whispered words of

restaurant around here," He turned to face me briefly and s

out what he wanted from me, the sooner I would be able

one and away from the pack...I

wasn't going to go

nodded. "Le

staurant. All the buildings around the restaurant towered over it, but the déc

ing around the other side

pped out, ignoring the way my skin

rt broken, don't go making it any worse by fal

as I was led int

ivate room, equally as fancy as the restaurant. Although I had seen my fair share of luxu

seated. I took a bite from the steak a

e said with a smile, cuttin

ng, I recalled the reason why I

in my voice had Zane's

ast wait till th

nt at his questi

do you want t

you intere

down and leaned back on his ch

wed that he was playing with his though

importa

wned.

d Zane once again looked like h

re my

or the moment when he'd laugh and say

Wh

mates,

lready rejected by my mate and you already

ed enough and didn't

efore I could walk off a

," He ran his finger up my forearm and

could see the blue in them was more on the

down my forearm before gently cupping my cheek, inviting that foreig

words I didn't want to speak would le

of Zane's pheromone filled the roo

unable to ignore. So, slowly, I looked u

ser, allowing his breath to fan my li

ords replayed in my

Axel and I? And...his b

at the thought of his betroth and I quickl

ase s

my face. The moment he spotted hesitancy writt

stand up and create so

a misunderstanding. I

ed at my words, almost as

why I had suddenly car

tand you'r

t I couldn't be Zane's mate. The moon godde

We'll talk when you've

s hand out, but

was firm, this was the on

a few seconds, he sighed and dipped h

and out with a card. Under further inspection, I

but he gently grabbed my wrist

longs t

card, I was shocked to see

's your b

ne, not sure wh

call me if you need anything." He slid his business card int

epped out, he stopped

n, Cana, because no matter wh

gone, leaving me to

~

ne's

y as soon as I g

uc

xpected her to reject me. Not only was I handsome and well off, I was a Ly

she still

my head against the

icial rejection.'

jects us?" The wolf inside me g

me. He was rowdy, paranoid, and afraid of losing our mate after

d eventually accept us, and if she didn'

be ours, after all, she was our