~Ryan~I stood there, stiff, jaw so tight I thought I might snap a damn tooth. The Crystal or whatever, I didn’t even know—was all over me, practically draping herself across my side, showing off the mark she’d just put on my neck like it was some trophy. Her voice was this low, smug purr, but it barely registered.Because I felt nothing.No pull. No warmth. No bond. Just... nothing.And I was trying to act normal, trying to keep my face blank, but inside, everything felt wrong.And then— Like a bolt of lightning straight under my skin—zap—it hit me.My head snapped up so fast it made me a little dizzy, eyes scanning, heart picking up, wolf stirring like he’d just been shocked awake.Mate.The word pounded through me, a single beat that rattled in my chest.My wolf surged forward, claws scraping inside me, eyes narrowing, searching—desperate.And then I saw her. Ellie.Her eyes met mine from across the crowd, and the second it happened, it was like the ground tilted. Like the air g
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