Aurora felt her breath hitch as she stared down at the glowing mark on her skin—his mark.
The bond pulsed between them like a living thing, weaving an invisible chain that tethered her to the one person she never wanted to see again. Malakai.
Her chest tightened as she tore her gaze away from the mark, swallowing the bile rising in her throat. This can’t be happening.
Kate stood beside her, frozen in place. Her wide eyes darted between Aurora and Malakai, horror etched across her face. She wasn’t just shocked—she was devastated.
The mark on Aurora’s skin wasn’t just any mark. It was the undeniable, unforgiving sign of a mate bond. And not just any mate.
Kate’s heart clenched painfully. Why him?
Of all the wolves in the world, why did Aurora have to be bound to him—the miserable, arro
