"I, Cole Greystone, reject you, Morgan Mayor, as my mate."
As soon as those words left his mouth, I felt my whole world, shatter into a million pieces.
He left the room without a second glance, and I watched his back as he retreated, and wiped away the stray tears. Why would the person, who I was destined to be with forever, do that to me?
Morgan Mayor recently turned 17. And in the werewolf world, that's when you first shift, but there's one catch, she has to find her mate first. And when she does, he rejects her and leaves her completely heartbroken, with her world shattered. Not to mention the small life form growing inside her, the alpha's daughter.
I never pitied anyone, because the grass wasn't greener on this side either. But the one woman I felt bad for all my life was the unknown mate of the man who is getting engaged to his pregnant girlfriend today. I could hear the music coming from the engagement party happening a few yards from where I was.
As I lay on the cold hospital bed, I didn't know if I should laugh or cry at the irony of the moon goddess's 'gift' for me.
Turns out the woman I pitied all my life was ME.
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