Naira POV The mansion was like a massive maze, but I managed to remember the way back to my private wing. I moved quickly, barely able to see where I was going because of the tears I kept wiping away. I didn't want anyone to see me like this. Not here. Not after what had just happened. Meeting your mate was supposed to be something special. A moment every girl dreams about since childhood. A moment filled with happiness and belonging. That's how I had always imagined it. But reality was completely different. Ugly. Humiliating. I had finally found my mate... and the first thing he did was look at me as if I were a mistake that needed to be erased. I laughed bitterly. What kind of cruel joke was this? I was sold to the most savage Alpha, the one everyone feared, only to discover that

