AMARA. Today finally came. I turned eighteen, something I’d been waiting for my whole life. Not just because I would be able to finally scent my mate, but because eighteen meant adulthood, more freedom, more responsibilities, and a step further into being an Alpha. But the excitement I wanted to
But I didn’t say anything to Zach, because despite the fact that he hated what Jace did to me, I knew he still valued the friendship between them, and I didn’t want to sound like the bad guy. I knew someday I would get over the pain of what happened, but not yet. The night went on, and it looked l
JACE. "Happy Birthday, Amara." I finally found my voice after being starstruck and just staring at her back. At the moment the words left my mouth, she spun around abruptly, and I felt my heart jump out of my chest. Amara had always been beautiful, but tonight she looked the most exquisite I had
She told her, and her mom clutched the box in her chest before nodding, an evident smile was also on her face, and my heart clenched in pain. Amara was good at pretending everything was okay. "I was hoping you would open it now," I told her when we moved back to the middle of the dance floor. "I d
JACE. "Mate…" I said in a hoarse voice as my heart fluttered in my chest. Amara was a dream I never thought would be given to me. I was still reveling in the sparks traveling and dancing between us when I realized her body stiffened as she withdrew her arms around me. My eyes snapped open as I pu
"... reject you," she continued. My heart stopped when I realized she wasn’t kidding or stopping. My legs weakened before my knees dropped to the floor, and I held her arms with trembling hands. "Amara, please calm down. Let’s talk about this." "Alpha Jackson Galhart of the Black Shadow Pack. Ma
Did I overdo it? ‘You did this to yourself, Amara.’ Ice growled in my head as she retracted at the back of my mind. I had expected the pain to cross my chest, but there was nothing but the pain of a broken heart. And from the way he was twitching on the floor, it seemed like Jace bore all the pai
AMARA "No, don’t think about that." I tried my best to sound happy even though tears were racing down my cheeks. "Because if Catherine can’t go to the party, the party will come to her! How about I fly there soon? After tomorrow?" "Oh, Goddess! Yes, yes, yes! This is so exciting! I will tell Mom t