home. Every step seemed heavier, the air thicker with judgment an

anything she had felt before. They saw her as the

't know was that t

mega who had been rejected. No. She was now bound to so

e way the pack members watched her. They could s

ked her path. Damon. The Alpha w

g. He looked... broken. "Selene..." His voic

ad once called her worthless

dened herself. "What is it, Damon?" sh

," he said, his eyes full o

"A mistake? You rejected me in fr

ed. "I didn't know w

t him off sharply, turning aw

ld, familiar spark between them flickered fo

ce. "I'm with someone who values me." And with that, she w