Taking A Turn For The Worse

I should follow my heart? Pfft... Did Bruno think this was some cheesy romance novel or something?

"Don't be ridiculous, Bruno." I sighed with a mocking smile. But it wasn't Bruno I was mocking. It was myself.

I might've been the one to put myself in this mess in the first place. The mate bond was a complex magic, thousands of years old. Maybe if I hadn't made the wolves of the other younger male wolves dormant that night, Nimue's wolf would've picked another mate and Scratch would've had no choice to pick someone else.

"It's a little more complicated than that." Scratch blurted thoughtfully, but didn't elaborate further.

Whatever, I'll just have to try my best and ignore the mate bond.

Suddenly, as if he could read my mind, Bruno spoke up. "You have to be careful, sir. Ignoring the mate bond can have dire consequences for both parties. The moon goddess' ways aren't to be questioned."

The moon goddess could go screw herself for all I care.

"I'll be fine, Bruno. But thanks for looki