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Author: Jessica Sage
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-22 03:15:25
I woke up tossing and turning before realizing that my actual mate was gone, but his—oh! Was it her? Her scent was as strong as anything on my skin.

For a moment, I thought I was still dreaming, that everything that happened last night hadn’t actually happened. But I could see the faint scratches on my chest, the taste of her on my lips, and her strong scent told me otherwise.

‘She’s gone,’ Ragner growled with anguish. ‘She’s running from us.’

I sat up slowly with my head spinning with the thoughts.

‘Ragner, our mate was a girl all along. She was Nicole, the broken girl who I ended up breaking more .’ I told Ragner, and the thoughts sliced through me like an arrow.

She was Nicole Salvator, the girl who I had searched for for so long. The strong volcano Alpha who is strong enough to defeat me.

My jaw clenched at the thought. I didn't know! Nobody knew because of her wolf. Her wolf was able to conceal whatever scent it didn’t want you to perceive.

And yet, I had killed him.
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