"... 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
‘Besides Ice, if we accept Jace, I will live our whole lives knowing he wants us because of the bond. Maybe it’s a blessing for others, like Mom and Dad because it saved them both, but it hurts to know that before this bond, I was nothing to him. I don’t think I want that… I’m sorry, Ice. I hope one
I pushed myself up from the floor but had Austin not grabbed my forearm, I would have almost fallen back. My knees were still weak. The pain in my chest was numbing my whole body, but I dared not say anything or let them know what I was feeling. I knew I shouldn’t have accepted the rejection, but
AMARA. The sun’s rays touched my face and made my eyes squint. I turned my body around and lay on my stomach, placing my pillow behind my head. Was it morning already? I just closed my eyes. I heard someone breathing inside my room, and my curiosity got the best of me. I peered from under my pi
I had never told anyone Jace was my mate because if I did, I would be the bad guy again. Before my birthday, Cassidy and Amber had already told me that maybe I should forgive Jace. Maybe I should. But I couldn’t. I needed to heal from all the pain. Even if I knew I was the one who inflicted that o
JACE. I had no idea what time I reached my territory. All I knew was that I kept running on my paws. I didn’t stop to rest or even drink. I just kept running until my feet stopped outside the training building, a few blocks from my packhouse. I shifted all at once into my human form and headed