Christina's POV
Niall disappeared from my life.
I didn't care if he was in jail or a hospital, as long as he wasn't dead. The thought of my rejected mate actually dying made me sick, despite everything he'd done.
It was Friday, and I was at the Nyx Collective studio looking at the necklace I'd just designed. Silver pendant, intricate wolf design that looked like a crescent moon.
I'd used my employee discount to get it custom-made. My design, my materials, my everything. Only one in the world. In two days, it was going to be Ysolde's birthday present.
I was admiring it when my phone buzzed.
Ysolde's name on the screen.
Shit. Had she found out? Surprise ruined.
I answered, bracing myself.
"That dickstain! Next time I see him, I'm stapling his lying mouth shut. Th
