Francine's POV
“How dare you?!". An angry voice rasped.
I breathed, my gaze trembling with disbelief as Jennifer stormed toward the guard who bore her mate bond. Her eyes burned with venom. Of pure and undiluted hatred and every step she took reeked of rage.
“I, Jennifer of House Beta Ridiel, reject you!” she roared, her voice cutting through the air like a whip. “There is no way a lowly thing like you could ever be my mate. No way!”
Her words dripped with scorn as she spat them out, her lips curling into something monstrous. Then came the sound, a low, guttural whimper from her wolf as the bond tore apart, shredding through her chest. The pain struck her instantly. She staggered, clutching her heart, blood spilling from her mouth as her wolf howled within her in agony. But even throu
