Chapter 23 Why

Aubrey’s POV

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What! I was utterly shocked–Alpha Henry was my fate mate? This was ridiculous; I had just decided to stop loving him and had already broken off our engagement!

Oh, he’s so handsome; so powerful; I love him! Ella had fallen head over heels and urged me to get closer to him.

I frowned; at that moment, Alpha Henry glanced at me out of the car; he frowned as well.

“I should be asking why you’re here; are you following me?” he sneered, in a tone cold enough to lower Arctic temperatures.

I gave a bitter laugh; but Ella blurted excitedly, Oh, my Lunar Oath–look at him; even when he’s being mean, he’s so handsome!

I suddenly felt completely drained of strength and composure.

In werewolf school textbooks, I had studied the concept of fate mates. I knew that Lunar Oath paired each werewolf with one, and the bond between them carried an irresistible attraction; but surely, that didn’t apply to me and Alpha Henry.

Ella, calm down. He’ll never be with me; he despises me, I explained helplessly. Under Ella’s insistent questions, I promised that once this matter was over, I would tell her everything about my past with Alpha Henry. Finally, she quieted down.

“Answer me, Omega.” My silence had clearly displeased Alpha Henry; he stared me down.

not say you’re following me,

seemed a little surprised at my tone. He looked into my eyes and


My face flushed slightly.

man who looked like a bodyguard approached and reported to Alpha

but there’s a note on the door. It looks hastily written says she

“Vivian isn’t someone who would leave without

“She’s still here!”

raised my voice,

complicated. “So, Vivian is your

research institute, when I’d been lying on the hospital bed having blood drawn, the wolf doctor had tried to distract me with the news; so I had watched the entire victim list on TV. Vivian’s profile had been listed–she was a powerful career woman. The broadcast hadn’t mentioned

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Chapter 23 Why

Henry noticed I hadn’t left; hearing me mention Vivian’s name,

is it of yours? You seem to know an awful


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were nasty; but I had no time to explain. I walked past his car toward the

door, I knocked; there really was

had clearly died here–in her own

the crime scene photos from the news; Vivian had been killed

course; as Alpha Henry’s chief secretary, there were probably things too unsafe to store openly; a secret space

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