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Chapter 016

HANNAH

I found myself reading those lines repeatedly, and every time, it felt like all the air was being drawn out of my lungs.

I couldn't do it. I wouldn't…

The thought had jumped out of my mind almost immediately. Asher and his father wanted me but like a prized calf, carved up for auction. This had nothing to do with love or a change of heart – it was a display of dominance.

I was all too aware that after the mating ceremony, Asher's terrible attitude would come to the forefront, and I would be stuck in a relationship that could potentially be life-threatening.

That was not the life I envisioned for myself or the romantic dream I had always hoped for. The letter was essentially a death sentence and nothing else.

"I-I can't be his mate," I voiced when I finally found my voice, my lips trembling. I looked at Alpha Wallace and shook my head. "I won't let them take me."

My fingers shook as I returned the letter to Jace, who could now meet my gaze. It dawned on me that I couldn't blame
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