Lua cast another glance at the precipice, the cold forest wind whipping her face, before turning and running as fast as she could back to the safety of the kingdom. Her feet thudded against the ground with renewed determination, her heart racing in her chest as she moved away from the edge of the abyss and the dangers lurking in the shadows.
As she made her way through the dense forest, Lua promised herself that the day she met her mate, he would regret rejecting her. She would not allow him to treat her as if she were worth nothing, as if she were just a piece in his game of hide and seek. She was stronger than that, more determined, and she would not rest until he knew it.
Lua ran along the borders of her father's territory, the branches of the trees hitting her face as she pushed thro
