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Alison

My heart felt like it had been ripped out and stomped on. The one person the goddess had made for me, the one that was supposed to love and care for me, had chosen another. No, they hadn't fully mated, and he did not wear her mark, but he married her and declared her as the one he loved, mate be damned. The moment I allowed myself to shift, I could hear my uncle in my head, my link with my old pack reigniting. He tried to console me, but I wouldn't listen to him. My wolf howled in pain when my mate locked me into the cell again. His face was not showing any emotions. I had given him what he wanted, I had told him everything I knew, and now he was going to return to her. The she-wolf that took what was not hers. It only took a few minutes of howling, and I could hear others answering me, letting me know I was not alone for once in my life. My mate may have turned his back on me, but the pack called family had grown over the years, and they were here now for me.

It wasn't long a