Chapter Eighteen.

Ruby:

The heavy thud of the closing door sealed me within a chaotic whirlwind of emotions, triggered by the unexpected arrival of a man who I had never expected to meet—not in this life or next—and who was supposedly my second chance mate.

Why moon goddess? Why.

Memories of my past experience surged forth, stirring a maelstrom of conflicting feelings I had long buried and reminding me of the need to prepare myself for a second rejection and heartache of betrayal.

It was inevitable.

My heart raced erratically, torn between disbelief and a bizarre sense of recognition evoked by this unexpected alpha's presence, and I was taken aback trying to process everything that happened. His scent carried an unfamiliar twist, stirring restlessness within my wolf, a yearning for an unexplainable connection that now seemed to make sense.

I didn't know when I had held the door in hopes for him to come back and take me along with me, but I was certain that my wolf had taken advantage of my vulnerabilit