"I accept the rejection."
The words tasted like ash in my mouth.
But I said them anyway....
Because I refused to beg.
Not in front of all these people.
Not for him.
A sharp pain ripped through me as the bond snapped.
This time, it didn't feel magical.
It felt like something inside me was being torn apart.
Gasps spread through the crowd.
Someone laughed.
"Pathetic," Selene whispered...
I turned away.
I needed to leave...
Needed air...
Needed...
"Interesting….."
The voice was deep…..
Cold…..
Powerful….
And suddenly…..
Everything went still...
I froze…..
Every instinct in my body screamed at me not to move.
Slowly, I turned…..
And that's when I saw him.
A man stood at the edge of the crowd, dressed in black.
Tall...
Commanding…..
Dangerous...
His eyes locked onto mine.
And my breath caught...sia.
Because I knew that face…..
Everyone did...
The Lycan King.