Gia
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It hurt. It hurt to talk about it. It hurt to think about it. It just hurt.
I breathed through the pain and spilled what had happened. Noah sat quietly, his eyes widening as the story continued and his expression darkening dramatically as I got to the part where Davin rejected me. Still, he didn’t say a word and allowed me to continue at my pace. He clenched his jaw at all the leaders wanting to protect me.
“I’m sorry that happened to you, Gia. How are you feeling now? I’ve heard that a wolf mate’s rejection is deadly to humans,” he said. His tone was gentle but his fists were clenched. I wondered at that; why was he so upset?
“Well, I don’t feel great. I’m still in pain but even when it happened, the pain wasn’t as intense as when the rune burned into me,” I explained. H
