Chapter 43 " Hudson's Secret "

Selena stood in the garden, the soft evening breeze brushing against her skin. The sky above was painted in shades of orange and pink as the sun dipped behind the horizon. Yet, the beauty of the scene did little to calm the storm brewing in her heart.

She gazed up at the fading light, her eyes filling with unshed tears. "I should’ve never come here," she whispered to herself, her voice heavy with regret. "Why does Alpha Hudson have to be my mate? Why?"

" This marriage is not possible. He won't let this mating happen." She whispers to herself. Selena lowered her gaze, staring at the ground as if the earth could provide answers she couldn't find within herself. “I’m not meant for him,” she whispered shakily, her fingers brushing her mark, still tingling with the remnants of his touch.

Suddenly, her wolf stirred within her, a familiar warmth spreading through her chest, making her pause. Selena’s heart quickened, feeling of her mate's presence wrapped around her like a cloak. Hudson. He