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ia'

's voice said with laughter as I looked dow

h be told red was my Favorite color. Plus, I loved cars at the time. When I blew

ow Nadia?" My dad said standing on

t and the birthday gods will give i

this means pa

ither side. I was way happier and my parents, Audrey and Daniel loved me. What had I done that

hough I knew the moon goddess made mates for every wol

find theirs others are luckier. I hope I wasn't the lucky portion, having a mate would be terrib

ould I still have a mat

ruise on my neck. I had thought I used enough makeup to cover it but, it was still there. If I went back to fix it now Steven would have my head if

ld, clearly not quick enough. Since the second I got there, I was n

ime what a useless bitch." Steven

mentor. Suddenly I was gasping for air as I landed on my ba

p sh

n, "I think she needs another beating," he said, meeting m

we almost killed her la

et another kick to the stomach this time

ated, with a growl while his eyes met mine again, h

eaning his wolf wanted to come o

pha Hudson comes in," he said warning

walking over to me. I yelped in pain as he grabbed my hair yankin

be do you understand?" he growled, as I fel

d he let me go, "Good

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in in my stomach, they must have broken a rib. Of course, only they would give me a broken rib for my birthday. Not th

reason to have a runt in your pack so why wouldn't he let me le

The smell I hated with all my might filled my senses, Logan's cologne. I had

wrapping around my neck and squeezing tightly not even allowing me a breath be

ling it my 'birthday beating' as if it was a present. So, I braced myself for it when he was finished. I

room as me, was this my mate, that was impossible. Maybe the lack of oxygen was getting to my head, so I squeezed my eyes shut more.

hough I couldn't catch a breath. However, when I thought about it in the moment. Maybe dyin

Hudson Carter as he uttered the words, I never thought