A

lled at me, his grip on my wrist tightenin

w!" I understood that he found it hard to believe as well,

ot doing anything to you, I swear. I don't...

his hand and tried to pry it off of me, but he

edroom. I stood there, unable and unwilling to move. I couldn't go in there when

mate bond does to people when their mates die. I'm not willing to do that to myse

t. I stepped into his room, my heart almost dipping int

ying to kill you?" He said quietly. I leaned against a wall, taking deep breaths as I trie

to believe that you're my mate," he said.

ment they see each other for the first time. Whatever this is, I want us

father. If he ever shows a hint that he knows about this, I'll take it you

ferent. Perhaps it was the seriousness he had in his voice that was more than the ones he

en to the matter at hand. It was mostly because I was also in denial about Karl

want you to know that none of it was my intention. I was chosen

r you don't want to do it. You can get out of the pack while you

bond now, but his words cut deeper than they used to

when the pack sage told us that nothing but calamity will b

ots of people have gone against the words of a sage

, Kael?" I i

wn from this, I'll still have to be in the pack. And if tragedy strikes, I'll be affected as well a

p arguing with me or to consider my words. Finally, he sighed a

tell me that obeying without another word was the best option. I scurri

door that I chose to ignore at first but couldn't

from sleep I wondered who it could p

ing at my door and looking as if he could explode any minute. "What's going on?" I asked, poking my head out of the r

t, Mara. I really..." He sighed and pushed pas

I asked, all the possible scenarios playing in my head. Knowing his violent nature, he could have done something

understand

you smell like or anything. Goddess knows I've always hated you from the start

I didn't want Kael confessing to me all of a sudden. He ha

made to put it to an immediate halt. "I was asleep when you knocked on the door.

night now and nobody is moving around with their scent distracting me. You know how much we don'

at he had to say. But he only continued to pace back and forth as if w

much of my time and whatever I have left to sleep

not, okay? It's only affecting me this much because I'

think about them or how to respond. "What are you tal