r

night, the same damn lips that whispered I love you and kis

t, my chest splitting open with a

t my gaze. For a split second, I catch a fl

ir

he wasn't just caught red-handed.

ger and heartbreak twisting with mine

ed nails trailing down his chest like she's marking her territory. "Oh, sweethear

lly, and his smir

dy. "Did you really think you were anything more than a silly fuck? A poor, desperate littl

a freight train. I blink, my

sed, Ethan

harp, biting laugh. It's loud, cold, and heartless.

mirk as she clings to his arm like a trophy. Ethan glances down

n disgust. "A weak, pudgy little nobody? I need a Luna who's stron

barely see straight. "You don't mean that," I whisper, tears blurr

Vanessa throws her head back, laughing like

y friends how easy you are ...a cheap who

like some cheap second skin. "Hear that, ugly duckl

Laughing. Every single one of their

d my hair whip around my damn face. "N

Ethan Stevens of the Full Moon Pack, reject yo

in my head that made me wince. "No," I choke out, over and over, my

, when we get back to the pack, I'll have you banished. I don'

. I can't breathe, can't think, can't do any

afford to

a whisper. "I, Aria Whitlo

t. My wolf howls louder, her painful cries echoing in my head

ic silly ass out of my sight. Oh, and don't

am I supposed to stay? The shi

me off rudely. "Hell, jump

gister, my legs carry me out of the party room,

while my life has completely shattered. Ethan, my mate...my fucking mate has destroyed me. How could the Moon Goddess be so

y hair around my face, and the ocean below looks so calm, so invi

d. I know the bullying will only get worse, the gossip louder, the stares sharper.

ering because of me. They've stood by me through thick

orth it. N

to jump, when a voice c

o it. Do

the railing, a cigarette dangling between his fingers. His alluring gray eyes

reaming down my face. "You've never even

cigarette. "But are you really gonna jump, because som

," I yell back. "My l

lowing out a puff of smo

him, confus

ually against the railing. "If you're

e water. But I can't fucking do this. My hands

blem?" Lucas ta

alance. My foot slips, and before I can scream, Lucas lunges forward, grabbing me a

his strong arms wrapping

sharp, chiseled features in flashes of red and gold. My hear

, and then it

a