“Yeah, Seren is my fated mate. So what? It isn’t something to be proud of. Of all the females out there, I got stuck with the weakest f*****g link. Can you picture her by my side as my luna? She doesn’t know how to talk, how to act, or even how to dress.” My wolf protests, screaming inside me, hurling curses at me for putting my mate down. But now the floodgates have opened, and I have to get everything off my chest. “I can’t imagine how last evening would’ve gone if I’d taken her with me instead of your sister. Vanessa had the alpha queen eating out of her hand. I wish she was my fated mate.” The weight of my words settles on my tongue, thick and metallic. A cold sweat prickles my skin. Am I throwing away my future, my happiness, with a careless wish? But it’s hard to stop midway thro

