DAMIEN
By the time the hazing ceremony was over, it was already five in the morning. I couldn't believe for a split second that I had doubted myself if I was making the right choice or not; for a few seconds, I wanted to decline the offer and reject him. I allowed fear to take control of me, the fear of the unknown was becoming stronger than my will to keep fighting for the one I loved.
Then it struck me, the thought of having to live a life without Jayden, having to watch others being happy while I wallowed in sorrow and grief. I couldn't bear to watch myself slowly dying without my mate. The terrifying horror had snapped me out of the rejection thoughts that were pressing heavily on me.
I had concluded in my mind that Jayden was everything to me, that I was willing to embrace it all a
