a mate. She's Alexa, from a pack that was once our rivals,

five minutes. I couldn't move, I

dn't b

estored, but only for a second. When I saw that same unusual

w could you d

me, and it felt like a part

, right? Thi

an't

ing to rise from every corner of the huge hall, everyone h

of me wished he would stop me, and tell me all of this was just some prank. It didn't happen, I was jus

elievably heavy. But I couldn't also breathe,

ir

nt look in his eyes, like he didn't just kiss me last

olled off my tongue

yes, as he took a step forward. "Mir

g for support. He stopped, his fists

me. "Thane, what's g

only way, I couldn't refuse them. Mira, you have to understand

married to the daughter of a rival pack? I'm

t, Mira. No one knows you're my mate, and we have to k

ou'll get married to someone

rain in his voice, and m

ld back the tears. "Why did

I tr

r made way at that point. I quickl

oking everywhere for you." A shrill

to be told to

onna introduce

or a while, then, "

Taking a deep breath, I faced him. My eyes fell o

upposed to fi

Thane said. I'm just the library keeper, m

a, my..." he traile

he finished off for him. "His Luna-to-be

voice. "Welcome to our pack, I

I know it." I saw mischief flas

ot going

ing him away. I watched them, my

ting the tears fall freely. This is what I get, I loved him

ejection h

it. I hated the way she ran her eyes over him, the way she touched him, the w

ed myself in the library. It was my only source of co

I was going ins

d like she owned the world. My fingers wrapped around the

ed anything?" The words fell off my

s library has a lot of a

ded.

ck at me. "And you take ca

y lips.

king around again. "You're doin

ext words made me freeze. "But we'll h

" I sn

m very sure you heard me, Mira." H

t... I don't underst

said, "It's quite easy to understand. We need to find som

l that the words she was going

you to serve me directly. This shabby library will do you no good

the

dare she? "Are you asking me

's one way to see it, love. I

I'm sorry, Luna-to-be, but I am not taking

se her face twisted into an ugly frown. "

s for me. I had a life before you, and you have already taken enoug

y so much, but the

at me. "You... how dare you talk

you aren't. And before you cam

And I also realized someone else had walked

nonsense are

the Hea