pte

sa'

ears filling my eyes as Eric glared down at me, chest heaving.

I being

nce alight in her gaze. She wrapped herself all over her hus

im. She hugged and kissed his face while glaring at me. I reminded myself t

n our home?" Paige started but was interrupted by my father, who hurriedly approached us a

about the mate bond as you are. Why don't we go

ed the entire party. He glanced around, glowering at me after taking it all in as if I wa

Eric gri

t out some... issues. We'll be right back." He addressed

llow me whole. My father shared none of my reservations or embarrassment as it seemed though. There was a spring in hi

to further him and his political ambitions. Nothing could brin

ed like a private conference room, Paige wh

this," s

in a placating gesture. "Babe, of course,

vely and my wolf thrashed. I d

r started, but Luna Paige snarled at his mention of the term mate, and I flinched, wishing

nd I gaped at my father, wonde

ouldn't he even pretend a little bi

I don'

re before turning his attention back to the coup

e talking to, I couldn't help but feel som

ige is the only woman I love. Fate mate or not, with

ng, unwilling to let any of them believe, even for a

fully to hiss at me. "Don't you dare rej

ut

you! Don't you know what happens whe

of the two fated mates rejected the other, then both would be we

being even weaker, but as the Alpha of multiple

y reject me. I guess that would explain why my outburst had earned glares from

as a mistress, how do you plan to take

rowled but didn't deny wanting the advantages of the mate bond. My dad sn

You'd want each other constantly. The only way to satisfy your

see the calculation in Eric's eyes. He considered my presence

hreat I would be to them. Well, I would finally give him a worthwhile con

ompted at his co

this, will you, Alpha? You owe it to your pa

was he doing this? Could he for once care

ally don't

sharp glare, signaling me to face punishment if I w

Paige

dad said at

his smoothly laid hair. "Both of you,

hirled around a

ried after him, giving me one la

closed behind them;

nutes while I negotiated a proper deal, could you? Do you know what your useless wolf managed to

moment, I feared he would hit me. Instead, after on

ay at the banquet for even a second longer. I sorely needed to g

my chest, and I gasped, freezing in my tracks at its intensity. For some reason, my w

er, and the tears started to rush down my cheek. I cleaned them fur

like trash for the rest of my life, and that was exactly what wou

t squeezed in my chest when I was Eric and Paige locked in a passionate embrace. Hi

't have a wound there. I couldn't look away from the scene, my wolf crying out

. A satisfied glint entered her eyes once she saw me. She growled low

er pressed so closely against him that th

e, my wo

k as he held Paige tighter while his hands groped her