My heart was no longer a presence within me. It felt like I was enduring a slow, torturous death with every passing second. The pain of mate rejection was something no one would want to go through, even if they were not a full-fledged werewolf yet.
In the world of werewolves, the moon goddess typically assigns us a destined mate. In my case, even though I had not yet shifted into my wolf form and could not fully experience the mating bond, the rejection by one's mate, especially if they hold a higher rank, brings about a kind of suffering that goes beyond the mental realm. It's as if your physical body has endured unimaginable torture, and the higher the rank of the rejecting mate, the more intense the pain becomes.
I had been confined to that prison for what felt like an eternity, and I
