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MAXINE

It was Alpha Gerald— the man who had rejected me as his mate and chosen my best friend instead.

I slammed the door in his face and leaned back against it, panting. How had he found me here? Had my father told him where he had taken him? Why was he here?

He knocked on the door again. "Maxine, don't be stubborn. Open the door." He ordered.

This was the same man that I had loved. That I had dreamt of giving myself to for a thousand nights. I had imagined him falling in love with me, holding me, and confessing his undying love for me.

I had so many dreams about him. But after he had rejected me the night when my wolf refused to awaken, everything I felt for him died, replaced my hatred.

Or so I thought.

My knees were weak and my heart was racing. This wasn't what someone felt when they met the person that they hated. This was wrong. Why did he have such an effect on me?

"Maxine!" Alpha Gerald called again, banging on my door.

If he continued like that, he would disturb my neighbors