Justin’s POV:
I know I shouldn’t be mad. I know that I shouldn’t.
She didn’t reject me.
Our bond was only a spell put on me when I was a kid. Or put on my actual mate. But it hurt so bad to hear her say his name instead of mine. His name, the one that always comes before me. The one that has always bested me at everything. Now, he gets the girl.
I don’t go to my office. Instead, I make my way out of the compound. Out of the territory. I don’t know where I’m going or even what I’m doing, but I can’t stay here. Not right now. Not with me knowing that Emily and Hunter are up in his room celebrating. I can’t. I have to just. Run.
I run until my lungs feel like they will give out. Until I feel like there is nothing left for me to do. I don’t know if that’s an hour, two hours, or all nig
