pte

r

t to know him better and appreciate him as a person because of you then he

We've been screwing each other for years now, his claim of being homophob

hed my fists, angled my head, a

here-" I hiccuped and I knew I couldn't deal with this anymore

I needed to think. To process my next step. I placed my engageme

s. Cause they'll be needing it" I said with a calm indifference before turni

face. I had held myself together when I confronted

or four years I believed in a love that was mutual and genui

as waiting for Roman, Rhett, and me. I didn't want to go back

f to a nearby restroom. I shut my eyes, taking deep breaths. I took off

asked, her voice cutting t

? Good q

nt Carina was still at the party venue and I didn't want to sit in her room alone, replaying the image of R

led in the dark corners of my consciousness as

One thing I do know is that it has been h

, facing the full moon. She howled and howled to the moon as if wanting to

st of dawn cleared around me as I walked aimlessly, my mind replaying all that had happened over a

d to hurt and transformed into my

**

ry border in the werewolf territory, and as soon as I stepped into the packhouse, my father summoned me to the throne roo

red. Ivory 's white fur was covered with dirt and wet with water. The silence around me i

showing my fear, I let the rage from yesterday steel me, so when I fixed my gaz

terday, you must u

his expression hardened but there was a fl

n the screen lit up, the headline was

pearance at engagement party with Blackstone Prince led to

red my

have done?" his tone carri

er our pack, we needed a strong alliance -someone with power, command, and authority to rule alongside you to ensure the safety and long

ored. I ended it because Rhett cheated on me with my brother for y

s one simple thing up. You couldn't even keep a man, Aria." His eyes bore icy holes down

orcing a low growl to rumble

I said, voice cracking but loud enough to echo. "I'm not only schooled bu

ided our kind for generations and hasn't changed. Years of schooling, fig

elders nodded in

nt of making me y

ng you both would get married so I could secure an alliance with his father and h

time, I was merely a means to an end for him? Blindly living that r

hroat and I spat

behind my back because he aligns with your political aspirations?" I spat bitterly.

hrone room and my father's

ged into his beast form, charged, and caught my throat with his

mming into me like a tidal wave, radia

, thick and oppressive

the. I couldn't move. My eyes bu

.. plea...s

the floor with a thud, followed by a

my decision. Since Aria's marriage with Rhett had been called off, sh

ht like a blad

ma

owd, but my ears barely registered them. The pa

r training at the Wolfspire Academy next Monday. The new semester begins and you've been e

It came from somewhere small and broken. "I didn't even e

and I were no longer together, I was of no use to him, so he was

s and aspirations. This was my punishment

e a razor-sharp knife, leaving a tra

and then auctioned to alpha males who'd tame, control, domesticate, and condition them to conform to societal norms of a woman, whic

ing, thorough and severe combat training to end up as a

out caring that I was naked in front of at least

e don't make me go there. There are many good men out there. I can get a

ing down my cheeks, but Father's face didn't grow softer. Like it didn't matter. My tears h

ven if you do get someone else to marry you, he wouldn't be as noble or reputable as Rhet

I'd grant you one last chance

k perk

I'll pay wh

h the Blackstone pack