"Can-can you h-hold me?" "No," * * * Abandoned at the age of two, Jude grew up in an orphanage-ignored and pushed away for being a male omega. The only thing he craved in his life was the warmth of love that he never got to experience. And like everyone else, Jude too hoped he would have his happily ever after when he finds his mate. But life isn't a fairy tale....

But love is a cruel echo, and the past has sharp edges. Some things don't fade just because you want them to. Some ghosts refuse to stay buried. And the hardest part of letting go isn't forgetting-it's admitting you were holding onto something that was never really there.