Evelyn’s POV Things have been so crazy lately that I even forgot it was time for my once-a-year heat.And what’s worse, this is the first time I’ve been in heat without a mate.My body’s getting hotter and hotter, like it’s on fire. Every inch of my skin felt like it’s being scorched. The heat inside me kept rolling, never stopping, like knives stabbing through my chest.I was an adult now, and normally, every adult she-wolf found her mate when they came of age. When we were in heat, our mates were there to comfort us, so heat wasn’t that bad. But I rejected my mate. I’d become a freak abandoned by nature. So suddenly, the heat that’s supposed to connect mates had turned into the scariest thing in the world.I quickly collapsed to the floor, screaming in agony. This was worse than anything

