Chapter 44

Connor

I was raging with anger. My wolf is getting weaker as our mate fucks that fucking man every damn time. I growl and curse when I feel the pain in my chest. Elara is pleased with life. I need to get her back. I don't care who her husband is. My uncle enters the cottage, and as soon as his eyes find me, they well with sympathy. I don't want his pity. I need to know what he has found out about my mate.

" Where is she?" I ask urgently. He hesitates a bit and gives me a black envelope. I open it slowly, and what I see there breaks my heart.

" They are back from their honeymoon," Uncle sighs. He goes to the fridge and gets two bottles of beer. He turns on the TV.

The pictures in the envelope only upset me more. They show a real couple acting like a couple, smiling and holding hands as they walk.

" This is stupid."

" Not really. They are married," Uncle says. I glare at him, but he is not fazed. All this time, I comforted myself by saying that their wedding was only for the sho