RILEY.

What would you do if the only female you’ve ever cared about chose someone else over you? How would you react if you saw her being marked and claimed right in front of you?

Nothing. There was nothing I could do but swallow the pain.

I averted my gaze away from them the moment Caspian, the Alpha of the neighboring pack, dipped his mouth into Andrea’s neck.

I didn’t need to see more. I knew he was about to mark her.

She was the only female I had ever taken notice of. And for a period in my life, I thought we would end up together.

But she chose him.

And yet here I was, doing my best to fight off my own men, blocking and shoving them away from Andrea. I am still protecting her with all my heart.

She went into heat the moment her eyes locked with Caspian and the mate bond between them bound them together. Her heat smell affected every unmated male around her, including me.

But I’m Alpha. I could control my urges. And the pain in my chest was enough to keep me in my senses to fight off my own desire to take her away from Caspian.

So I tried to block off any emotions as I kept doing what I needed to do: steer away the unmated males around us so that Caspian could fully mark and claim her.

I thought I was okay with letting her go. I didn’t know it would still hurt. A part of me was dying.

Andrea being marked was a reminder that I no longer had a hold on her, that I would be threading this world on my own. Alone. Without a mate.

I watched as my men slowly woke up from their trance and ended up in a bewildered state.  I took a whiff of the air and no longer smelled Andrea’s alluring heat scent. She’s marked. The air was now swirling with the mixed scent of Andrea and Caspian, the fated mate scent.

I didn’t need to look back at them or anyone else. My work here was done.

I gathered myself and turned on my heels while holding my breath, not making a single noise. And then I shifted into my wolf, Hunter, as I blocked off everyone from my mind.

Hunter ran off in the opposite direction while howling at the full moon, letting the Goddess know of the agony we felt inside. And instead of running back to our territory, he headed off to the wilderness of the neutral forest.

I didn’t stop him.

I always let myself take control of us, but tonight, I didn’t have any power to take over. So I let my wolf lead me to where he wanted to be.

Hunter just kept running and I wasn’t giving a fuck where he was going. And I wasn’t scared either. Meeting rogues or hunters was nothing new. If I should meet any of them tonight, they should be the ones scared, because I don’t think I would let them die without torturing them.

So I just let my wolf take charge while I wallowed in my own pain.

I knew that what I felt for Andrea wasn’t as strong as before. Not even lust. I know this for sure because I tried, but even after seeing her almost naked, I didn’t find myself having a hard-on or having any desire to touch her.

do I feel pain? Was it because I was never

strong Alpha, I was

who wanted me. And maybe, it was supposed to be like that. Damn everyone else, just focus on

that way from now

I’m a

snapped myself back to the present as Hunter continued to pad his way through the forest. We were too far from

made up

Caspian betrayed her trust in him, I would be the

now, my pack

let’s head back!’ I told Hunter, but it seemed

over, but

the fuck?’ I growled at

and sped up his pace. This has never

a while, but he never defied me. He would

doing it this time. Something

tried to connect once more with my wolf, but he was blocking off his mind

struggled as I fought hard to take control of our body but before I

Mate.

She’s here.

more potent than the first

in full force.

connected his mind to mine. He could sense her and wanted to claim her, by

control!’ I snapped at him but my wolf was too strong

I just

amidst the darkness, I could

Finally. I caught her.

her!’ Hunter snarled at me, but I

mate slowly

I took in all of her and

Beautiful.

Fucking beautiful.

perfect little

didn’t even know what was happening until I saw her run away from

the fuck just

flashing in

at her for avoiding us. For not wanting us. And he wanted to

Hunter!’ I bellowed at my wolf as I

air and landed exactly where our mate was, and it was fucking too

own

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