Chapter 25

• "If you've made your mind up, you'd better get ready; the pack is waiting and everything's been arranged for the mating ritual," Alaric's voice rang out in a grave tone, piercing Asher's room like a somber omen. The Alpha barely moved; his room had become his shelter since Emma's last rejection.
• The day of the mating moon had arrived and for the first time he could be with his mate, but she did not want to be with him. If he had known how painful the rejection of his mate was, he would have chosen never to meet her.
• At least that way he could have faced the union with the same strength he had before the arrival of Emma, but now that was impossible. The very thought of being permanently bound to Astrid sickened him.