Alpha Duncan's Rejected Bride

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ve I hadn't run out earlier. How I managed to leave so quietly without screaming baffled

th, my wolf howled in distress and pain over my loss. It didn't matter that I was disturbing

mply too much to bear. Mia had been smiling at me, laughing, cooking for me, pretending to care-only for it to be a façade.

made up my mind then and there: I wouldn't go through with a mat

of my tears fell into the water, causing ripples to form. This was my safe space, the place I came to think when the weight of t

ild, I felt a connection to her, especially with the crescent-shaped birthmark on my shoulder. A

house barefoot. My parents were waiting for me, and I

ight of my state. I knew I looked like a hot mess-dishevel

the silence in the quiet room,

l never mate with him," I growle

e in this. It's your duty to the pack," my mother

. I didn't want to cry in front of them, so I quickly wiped them away, watching as th

" my father asked

done everything you've asked, and what did I get in return? My best friend is in bed with my supposed mate!" My voice shook with rage as I nearly shout

spered, almost unable to comprehend. My parents had known Mia was sleeping with

, and you still want me

st mate with Alpha Garren; it is your destiny. It's what you were born to do," my m

n who wants to use me and drain the life out of me? A man who doesn't love me," I asked, my vo

eless. Was I really that hard to love? I had done everything they wanted, and all I sought was a

washed over me again, rehashing every instance where I had trusted them. Just as I

ot our rea