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In a large bedroom,
A woman was lying on her back, wrapping her body around a quilt. She opened her eyes and tried to move, but her bare arms brushed against a body, sending her butterflies in her stomach.
She cleared her view and turned around to look at him. A smile was on her face, which indicated that she was pleased.
She lifted her hand and earessed the face of the handsome man who was sleeping next to her. Her fingers brushed against his cheek.
His brows furrowed in response. She hurriedly moved her hand away. She looked at her hand, assuming he was uncomfortable because of the bandage.
She breathed deeply, inhaled his scent, and hugged him.
The man finally opened his eyes. She smiled and rested her head on his chest, saying,
“Good morning, Dane.”
He stared at the ceiling without responding to her. It was like he was in an inner conflict. Her smile faded when she observed him.
She moved and sat up, holding the quilt against her chest.
She hissed when she felt pain in her bottom. This man was an absolute beast last night.
“Dane”
She spoke again, hoping to get his attention.
Dane let out a sigh and turned his head to look at her. Her eyes became blurry when she noticed they were dark.
He sat up and leaned his back against the headboard of the bed. The quilt slipped down from his chest and rolled around his waist.
He grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He smoked to ease my mind.
“Did you regret last night?” she asked with a hope in her heart.
He gazed at her and shook his head. Her heart skipped a beat, feeling blissful. She loved this man and did not want to let him go.
“I was in my rut, Freya.”
She clenched her jaw. She knew it. She never forced him, though. He was the one who wanted to have sex with her, and he kept doing that till sunrise.
“Dane-
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“Freya, you know how Alphas react during their rut.”
It enraged Freya. “So? That means you can have sex with anyone you want at that time? Why didn’t you just go for Ava instead of me?”
He puffed out smoke, looking away from her, and replied,
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“I didn’t want to hurt her.
Freya felt a pang in her chest. Tears formed in her eyes and flowed down.
“What was my fault? Only that I loved you? You are a beast. You are selfish. You hurt me by breaking my heart. You… you didn’t even care about our mate bond when you approached Ava.”
His lips paused when he heard her. His head turned to her, and he muttered,
“How many times have I told you not to talk about useless things? That mate thing is not for us.”
She glared at him and nodded at her. “You are right. Then what about last night? You were in rut; you needed your mate. Did you use me? Are you going to come get me when am in my heat?”
He turned away and stepped out of the bed after crushing the cigarette on the ashtray on the nightstand.
His naked body caused her cheeks to flush. She lowered her head.
Last night, she thought he had returned to her. But she was a fool in love.
“Stop hurting yourself. You know I will marry her no matter what. Just move on,” he reminded her and went to the bathroom.
She heard the sounds of the shower. He just ignored her as if she was nothing to him.
She wiped her tears and got out of the bed. She put on her dress and rushed out of the room. All she wanted was to leave his house as soon as possible. She did not want to see him again.
When she walked toward the front door, the sound of a car came from outside.
When she opened the door, the woman she detested the most was standing outside.
Ava appeared to be about to knock on the door, but when she saw Freya, her hand stopped in mid–stride. “Freya?”
Ava’s eyes went to her shoulder which was full of hickeys. Ava’s eyes widened as if she was not expecting her there.
“What are you looking at? He slept with me last night. But so what? He still wants you. I am just a play toy in his hand,” Freya said angrily.
Ava seemed to be shocked after hearing her. She frowned and asked,
“You two slept last night?”
Freya smiled at her painfully and replied,
“Not everyone is Alpha Ian, who can keep their wolf under control around his mate. My mate was in a rut, so he just used me and then threw me like a tissue.”
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