Chapter 226 Book 3 The Cursed Alpha's Fate

• It took three days for me to accept my current reality. My so-called ‘mate’ was avoiding me. He was blatantly avoiding me and it confused me. Did he lie? Did my wolf imagine the bond with him? What exactly was going on? Why did I never see him and why did he refuse to mark me?
• After Jackson, I did not expect much from a ‘mate’ but Valens was my true mate which made my situation all the more confusing. Was he out cheating on me? Could he even cheat on me when we were technically not together? I didn’t know what to think and with my confusion came a budding fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of a reopening of old wounds.
• ‘He may just be busy since we only just got here,’ Asia tried to rationalize but even she didn’t sound convinced. ‘There must be a lot of work for him to complete,’ she added.