"I, Harrison Avery, solemnly reject you, Patricia Avery-Sellers as my fated mate." Harrison delivered the verdict in front of a shocked pack. Trials were always open to all, but rarely were there more than a few affected parties in attendance. Today, almost the whole pack had turned out to see the Luna judged.
Luna Pat had expected it, but the snap of the bond was agonising. She screamed, falling to her knees and began weeping. Alpha Harrison was flinching as he delivered the rejection through gritted teeth, feeling the same pain, but focusing on the tingling sensation of Summer's mark. He was here now, and that made the mate bond with Pat weak by comparison. The wave of pain passed over him and dissipated into a stronger tingling connection with Summer. Harrison felt free, and the stren
