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pricked the back of my eyes once more. I let one final tear fall before I turned

ething but were holding back their words. They, too, had tears glistening in their ey

pha. However, despite the gradual evolution of the world around us, female Alphas remained unrecognized. Many women had attempted to claim the title, only for their packs to be

uffocation enveloped me. His scent still lingered in the air, choking me with memories despi

ncerned expression. She was Ryland's mate, originally from one of the largest packs in the country. Yet, when she met Ryland, she didn't

going som

nd nodded. "I just

you, if you wan

to be

ultimately nodded in defeat. "Pl

hingly empty. I wandered aimlessly, my feet directing me away from our territory,

I found myself standing at the entrance of a club, a place that Alexei had warned me to avoid. It was bustling

epped inside, unsure if I was drawn by my grief or

my surroundings, I suddenly felt a hand snake around my waist, causing me to flinch and inst

who wore a clueless smile and

smirked. "This is w

," I commande

Matt, by the way." I instinctively covered my nose and pushed him away. However, judging by his scent

e to my neck, leaving me aw

" I reiterated, my voice

"Or else, what, sweetheart? You have the face of an

was a strong possibility he was attending

my dreams," he added, a

ould I have

im. I was prepared to push him away once and for all, but before I could make my move, I fe

with all my strength, I fina

iving him. "All the girls here want to sleep with me. You should be flatt

nge fog swimming around in my mind. Frowning, I quickly re

bling up inside me. He smirked at my outburst, cl

king me feel things I had never felt before. Every second that

ound my waist with a squeeze, "then you really have no reason to refu

ash, utte

were nothing but obnoxious, self-serving villains. I wanted to fight b

heir own worlds, busy grinding against each other, and they didn't seem to find our interaction even slightly un

wn when he walked in. The overhead lights illuminated his path, casting a soft glow, and e

ng, and his scent-oh, his scent. It overpowered the foul o

ing toward him. His pink, rough lips remained the only foc

ood in front of him, my focus sharpe

more handsom

my arms around his neck and pressed my li