-Helena-
Carter and I kept exchanging glances, but I really didn’t know what to say, and it was evident he didn’t either. He had never anticipated encountering me at one of these gatherings, but just as I pondered whether he might let me go again without saying anything, he smiled. And it wasn’t a pleasant smile.
“So, the rumors are true. You’ve ensnared another alpha,” he remarked. “I thought I had made it clear you don’t belong with one.”
My mouth fell open. I could comprehend his reluctance to be with me. He had every right to choose. As we all did. Even though he had treated me poorly when he shattered my heart, he still possessed the freedom to choose. But he couldn’t decide for others. If another alpha desired me, and in this instance, two did, then he could not protest.
“Pardon
