Everyone's gaze fell on me again.
Two high-status werewolves vying for a mate would be the talk of the town for the next month.
I had to step up and explain at the center of it all.
I tried to step out from behind Michael, who seemed reluctant to allow it. I barely made it halfway around him before he wrapped his arms around my waist. I felt Michael and Robert's eyes meet, and in the end, it was Robert who backed off and looked to the ground. He always overestimated himself.
I stood in front of the Alpha and Luna and explained, "We used to be mates, but Robert chose someone else, and I rejected him. So we're not related anymore."
It wasn't as hard as I thought to say what had happened in front of everyone. I thought it would be humiliating, but it wasn't. My heart had become stronger than before, and now, I had a better mate. Losing me was Robert's loss, the kind that couldn't be reversed.
"No..."
