
I spent six months and over thirty thousand dollars. All to plan a lavish trip to the Northern Alpha Summit. However, Aiden's childhood sweetheart, Valerie, heard about it. She wanted to go, too. Aiden agreed without a second thought. He canceled my seat on the Alpha Guard's private jet. And gave it to Valerie. He forced me to drive alone through the Howling Wastes. A deadly territory crawling with feral wolves. Just last month, three Sentinels were torn apart there. Aiden's entire family backed his decision, completely disregarding my safety. So, I changed my plans. I didn't meet them at the Summit. I flew north alone to accept an urgent commission from another Alpha. I blocked their mind-link for three months. Until they started to panic…

After Alaric and I were bonded, the woman he loved, Caelia, took her own life. He hated me for it, and I was never one to back down. So, for the next thirty years, the most venomous curse we threw at each other was, "May you die a terrible death." The poison took hold after I drank a glass of water he handed me. He wanted to kill me to avenge Caelia. So, I held on until he came home, and with my last breath, I plunged a silver dagger into his chest. But in my final moments, I heard him use the last of his strength to command his men, "The antidote... Give it to her... After I'm gone... find who's been poisoning her... And... when she wakes up, don't tell her... I was the one who saved her..." Only then did I realize how terribly wrong we both had been. When I was reborn, the first thing I did was accept an overseas architecture project. I would travel far away, giving him the chance for a lifetime of peace with the one he truly loved.