“I accepted her every day,” he continued, his voice hardening, “in the hope that despite being a girl, she would be useful to the pack. That she could bring us a strong alliance.”
Iva felt as if something sharp had pierced her chest.
“But after tonight,” he went on, “forget it.”
Her heart shattered a little more.
“Who would accept a chosen mate like her?” Rhys scoffed. “The runt of the pack? Except maybe an omega. Or someone from a lowly pack desperate enough to be related to a Gamma family. You know the situation of the pack that is declining every day and we needed badly a strong alliance. This is the reason why I rejected the idea of her going to any Academy. She could study later, but the priority was to find her an influential mate, but after tonight… forget about it.”
Rana broke
