Axel’s pov I sat in my room, sifting through some old pictures on my desk. Most of them were old memories, so simple and carefree. I frowned but try as I might, couldn’t shake the anger that had consumed me since the day that woman had entered my life. Karla. That woman. She had rejected me and my brothers in front of people in the pack. She was supposed to be our destined mate, not that it mattered to me in any way. I would never tolerate her; certainly not after this grand display she had turned it into! If she wanted to be stubborn and hate us then fine! I wasn’t going to waste my time anymore trying to keep her under control because she didn’t deserve our efforts. I was going through another photo when my mother, Luna Stephanie, entered my room without bothering to knock. She ne

