Rejected By My Cruel Fated Mate

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curled tighter into the velvet sofa of the Alpha's Manor, my fingers digging into the rich fabric. Th

rged. Sweat beaded on his wrinkled forehead as his eyes gla

ice trembling. My fated mate, Alpha Gavin

n crumbling into defeat. "He..

out his cell phone and dialed Gavin's human number. The room was so quiet

s voice was ice, devoid of any m

ne wen

uring smile. "The Alpha is deeply concerned, Luna. He is tied up with urgen

low ache in my chest, tethered by our frayed Mate-bond, eased ju

hed, letting Bastia

f the leather interior did nothing to calm my racing heart. Suddenly, the screen of my phone,

Rekindles Romance with Hollow

tanding outside an exclusive restaurant in the city. His fingers were intertwined with a stunning brunette's. But it was th

athetic, agonizing whimper, cla

shut. *It's a fake. Rival packs are j

tabbing pain in my stomach and dialed Gavin's human num

llo

an's voice-sweet, breathy, an

" I demanded, my

r right now," the woma

choked out. "Who

ed through the speaker. "I

aving me in a suffocating silence. The Mate-bond flared with a phantom, burning agony.

in

ready loosened. The secret, three-hour political negotiation with the Holl

Piper was sprawled across my unmade bed in

I growled, my inner Alpha su

ing a call from your little breeder. I told her he was in

t make moves without my command, Piper," I warned, my voice dropping to a dangerous, lethal octave. "Our

uted, though her eyes danced with

missed call. I felt absolutely nothing. No guilt. No con

tand and turned my back on it. "No