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The Moments Before
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2025-04-27 15:26:06
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Scent of Betrayal Aria
It's my eighteenth birthday today, and I'm supposed to be joined with my mate. Cassius Emberwing. But somehow, I'm watching my mate in the arms of another woman-my best friend, Piper. Everyone's eyes are on me. They're all looking at me like they can't see me. "Where's your scent, Aria? We can't sense your wolf." "A shifter without a scent..." My heart shatters, and I recall the events that led up to this day. Days before my 18th birthday. "Rogue!"Someone's startled voice pulls my attention towards the clanking sounds I can hear coming from the gates. Guards quickly assemble themselves, like they are preparing for war. The fear of a rogue in the realm can bring anyone's attention to a stand still. It's common knowledge in the Shifters realm that all rogues are deemed unworthy of anything more than to simply await their death in the Rogue's camp. They are stripped of all bearings, and forced into the forest to live away the rest of their days in abject loneliness.I like t
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Kaidën Her scream is loud enough to wake the forest. I'm surprised she can even make any sound with how she looked when I left her. But I don't have the time to think about all these, before I move in the direction I hear her from. She rejected me too. Just like my mate, except Piper didn't even deem me fit to reject. She just moved on to a new mate. An Alpha. My shadows billow around me when I stop in front of the girl-Aria. Her leg is being pulled by a huge man, while another grabs her hair. The pale blonde hair catches in his hands, pulling some strands. I grit my teeth in annoyance. I promised myself I wouldn't do anything else for her, but here I am. Why do I even care? Is it because she can help me by becoming my mate? "Let her go." My voice takes the men by surprise, and the one grabbing her leg drops it. She lets out a small sound when her feet hits the ground. "This is the Alpha's orders. Stay out of it." The one still holding her hair says. How despicable that
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