ALEX’S POV
Her words hit me like a physical blow. Reject me? Break our mate bond? My hands clench into fists as I struggle to process what she's saying.
"You can't do this," I say, my voice coming out rougher than intended. The wolf inside me howls in protest, clawing at my insides with growing desperation. "The mate bond doesn't work that way, Scarlett."
But looking into her eyes - those beautiful eyes that once held such warmth for me - I see only determination and exhaustion. The scent of her pain and resignation fills the air between us. This isn't how things were supposed to go. Yes, I was using her as part of my revenge plan, but somewhere along the way, everything became so complicated.
"I'm tired, Alex," she says, each word striking deeper than the last. "I'm tired of the games
