Once Rejected Then Desired
st a few day
inside me, still raw and aching from the night before. Ronan's rejection hadn't jus
so easily? Was being a hybr
o matter how I spun it in my head, the truth was inescapable,
an't keep her
est, trying to steady the f
.. some part of me..some pathetic, hidden piece-had
sted. I looked like death warmed over, and I didn't need a mirror to confirm it. My
d the momen
ghost! Are you sure you do
ed her off. "A healer won't f
truly. My pain wasn't physical. It was deeper, embedded in the marrow of my bones. My wolf wh
d let him
growing, as it always did after dusk. Rogues, shifters, wanderers-our regulars filled the space wi
ld bottle I hadn't touched. My thoughts c
ve felt like to
at I was stronger alone. But deep down, I craved it. The warmth. The bond. T
never have it
lass caught my eye. My gaze snapped
na
still feel the phantom sting of his rejection clawing at my soul. He wore that same c
use passed
I saw
tiful tall and willowy, her posture dripping confidence. She
've turn
e would finally spill out and torch everything in my path. I stopped in front of him, close enough to
irred in my chest. I could feel
rs clenching as if trying to fight his hunger. His body leaned in sli
t took everything in me to stop.
again, dark amber flickered in their depths. Eyes blazing coldly. But I had already seen
t, didn't you? You feel it, even no
ned. "Don't fl
"And I know that. I saw it just now. So
clenched, her eyes sharp as daggers. She lo
my arm hard and pulling me seve
in. "What, you're afraid they'll know? That you can't hide
the world. Do you think that changes anything? I rejected you, Seli
e effort not to scream. "Is that all you have for me? More cruel words? I don'
Without another word, he
voice cracking as I to
my voice ma
tole the breath from my lungs. My hand lifted before I knew
kicked in fast. He dodged, just barely, as the lightning-like st
ssion mir
clutching my chest. My heart t
.. wa
Buzzing beneath my skin
lazing. I didn't even have time to move before her ha