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ke a ghost, ignoring the li

ad seen wh

ad seen me

ai

was not

dining hall slowly emptied. The triplets and Selene had left

bing. My stomach growled, but I ignored it. Omegas weren't allowed to eat until

tside for a breath of fresh air

deeply, trying to shake off the unease that had been

supposed to s

g I had felt all

idn't hav

orthy, that the Moon Goddess h

the omega quarters. The path was quiet, line

to my room w

sc

pine. Something

led deep in my chest. My breath caught, my heart

a

mach d

o, no

uldn'

ent was stronger now, filling every inch of

making

oving on its own, my wolf clawin

en I s

training grounds, their tall

Kieran.

trip

was coming

th wen

o

to be a

t the moment I did, al

s snapped

ened, his nostrils flari

ering across his face before it was r

piercing blue gaze locked o

etween us

n my bones,

y k

scented

of us spoke. Leaving onl

Kieran

isbeliev

ed, shaking his hea

eated agai

how it was s

yes narrowing. "Say it," he said, his voice

outh, but no

xpression unreadable, his body tense

What's wrong, ome

keep my breathing steady. "It's

ad t

uldn't name. "A mistake?" His voice was calm, but there was somethi

lin

closer, tilting his head slightly. "An omega? Our

stabbed thr

Happiness. But all I felt was cold, rejec

y, his jaw tight. "

request. It

him, my he

ct t

I do

mate. The pain was unbearable, the bond snapping lik

choice di

idn't

never

ath, trying to fin

atter? Not what you were expecting?" He let out a m

ts, my nails biti

thing, Ivy," he said coldly. "A weak, us

deep, sharper

voice quiet but firm. "

inal

as coming, but hea

elf to stand tall. "Fine," I

irked. "G

sharp nod.

that would sever the bond forever. But befor

, stumbl

mate

hurt, more than I c

r a second, my body sc

I saw the way his hands clenched at

rry up, omega. We

lightly, watching me wi

deep, sha

ld do

ad

uld force the words o

it," he

ed an eyebr

nothing to us. We don't need to was

gaze came back to me, something cruel shining in his