Rejected 56 Times

1.

Fifty-six times.

He has rejected marking me fifty-six times.

I stood on the Moon Altar, wearing the white ceremonial gown prepared specifically for tonight. The silver moonlight spilled onto my bare neck―the exact spot where his mark should have been.

My wolf was whimpering inside me.

"Mate..." Her voice trembled in my mind. "Why is he leaving us again?"

I didn't answer her. I didn't know the answer myself.

Five years. For five years, Declan Thorne―the Alpha of the Silver Crest Pack, m