He took a step towards me and I instantly took a step back. Kara was whimpering in my mind, begging me to run over to him, but I couldn't. "Lilly." He said to me, his voice sounding worried and alluring all at once. Every fiber in my body was screaming to run over to him and wrap myself around him, but I couldn't. I spent so long trying to forget about him, and now he's my mate. The Moon Goddess must be playing some sort of trick on me. I never wanted a mate in the first place, and now I'm mated to someone who hurt me the most. I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to shield myself somehow. The look of hurt and confusion on his face ripped through me and as much as I wanted to comfort him, I couldn't bring myself to do that.
"I..... I can't." I said as I tried to turn and run away, but
