Celeste and Rael stood feet apart, staring at each other. She was horrified, her mouth dropping open, her stomach twisted into knots. Rael was ecstatic, his eyes lighting up when he first scented her, but then his eyes fell on her. Her bloody feet, the haunted expression on her face. He had known, of course, that there was a chance that she wouldn't be happy to find her second chance mate, especially not so early. It wasn't uncommon for those who have been rejected to be weary of another fated mate, because what if it ends the same way? Going through that pain again can be unbearable. Also, what exactly a second chance fated mate was still wasn't fully understood, especially since so many who have a second chance mate, they're the first fated mate for their partner. It was considered to b
