GEORGIA
The violent, invisible force slammed directly into my chest again even after I had looked away, stealing the very breath from my lungs.
It was the mate bond, rising from the dark depths of my soul with a terrifying, undeniable ferocity that made my knees tremble beneath my heavy silk gown.
Goddess…. Not now.
I realized with a sickening, sudden drop of my stomach that he had never actually accepted my rejection six years ago, leaving the tether between us completely and dangerously intact.
My inner wolf howled within the confines of my mind, desperate to cross the crowded room and submit to her Alpha, my skin flushing with a sudden, heavy heat that made the elegant ballroom feel entirely too small with him standing there.
To counter the effec, I needed to be at least a mile
