GRACE “Caleb, reject me.” As soon as I said this, I felt a pang of pain in my heart and Caleb pushed me away from him, which made me sit up and so did he. I could see the fury in his eyes as he looked into my eyes, trying to decipher what I had just said. I know it was unbelievable to say this when just a moment ago I was marked and was lying in his embrace, but this is the only way now to save everyone and also find the answers to my questions. Because just sitting here and doing nothing is not going to help me either, I can’t always be under Caleb’s protection. “GRACE, ARE YOU EVEN HEARING YOURSELF!” he said through clenched teeth as his voice dropped. I could clearly see; he was trying to hold his anger because any mate hearing this from their mate would hurt them and also make them

