“Maybe if you give me a kiss, I’d let you go.” He drawled with the stupidest, charming grin ever and I scowled at him in irritation. “Don’t be delusional. What makes you think I’d ever do that?” I tried to sidestep him to no avail. “Because you stare at my lips a lot.” “Get off your high horse for a second, Troy. That literally doesn’t mean a thing.” I snapped with an eyeroll. “Oh, yeah? How about the way your scent thickens with desire each time you’re around me? Hm? Cat got your tongue, pup?” My cheeks flamed up instantly as my scowl darkened. “Shut the hell up, Troy.” But he only snickered in response, making me wish I had the strength to punch that stupid grin off his face. ——— Troy is a powerful, arrogant Alpha who has been looking for his mate for years, and when he finds her, not only was Dawn an omega to his disappointment, she was also from a pack who rivals his pack for centuries, and so he rejects her. And because of that, the moon goddess cursed him. In order for that curse to be lifted, he needed to be mated to the omega who he had rejected. That might have been easy, if Dawn hadn’t hated his guts on first sight and his audacity to reject her. They say feelings stemmed from mutual hate, ends up being the strongest and realest, and when the unexpected happens, putting not only Dawn’s life on the line, but both packs’ existence as well, they’re either going to survive together or die trying… and there’s no way Troy would ever sit back and risk losing Dawn ever again.