Calista
I, Zenith Sterling, the Lycan prince of the Black Walker Pack reject you Calista Petros, the omega of the Night Shade Pack as my mate.
It felt like time had stopped. The forest around us went silent, the leaves no longer rustling, the birds no longer singing. My world shrank to just those words and Zenith standing before me. A searing pain shot through my chest, as if a hand had reached in and squeezed my heart until it shattered.
I tried to breathe, but it was as if the air had been sucked out of my lungs. My vision blurred, and I fought to keep the tears at bay. This couldn't be happening. Not Zenith. Not the person I had poured my heart out to, the one who had shared his deepest fears and dreams with me. The one I thought was my other half.
Silence fell between us, the word
