Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 0130

Colin's POV

"...That's what a fated mate is."

I murmur to myself.

"What?" Aidan sits slumped against the wall, frustrated and dejected, shooting me a bitter look. "There you go again, saying weird stuff, Professor."

The three of us-Aidan, Ryan, and I-wait outside Cara's house, careful not to reenter her room and risk making her angrier.

Frankly, I understand perfectly why she's mad. We shouldn't have interrupted her weekend-or, more accurately, their weekend.

"It's nothing," I say. "Just something I remembered from an academic paper I read back in school."

"Just talk about it, man," Ryan groans. "Anything to break this mood. I feel like crap right now."

Our family is known for its talents, and my memory is sharp enough to perfectly recall that article I'd stumbled upon years ago. Slowly, I begin reciting it to them, the words clear in my mind.

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Werewolves are creatures forever in search of their mates.

yearning, embedded in

response to this, the Moon Goddess blessed us with the sacred bond that allows each

these bonds, the rarest and deepest is the fated

if rejected, a fated mate bond cannot be severed so easily. Even if they reject each other, the lingering bond-and destiny-will repeatedly pull them back together. The Goddess watches every pair of

meaning

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Cara," I explain, "it's

"...Ugh."

romantic, but the Goddess has a cruel sense of humor. If it were me, I wouldn't want to be tied down

"So, no matter what

at least they

that mean it's inevitable?" Ryan

into my voice. "But Alaric marked Lilia a few years

leave me single forever!" Aidan growls, running

Cara miscarried, got in a car accident, and had to spend five years in

be too ashamed to live. I'd either get on my knees and beg for forgiveness, or I'd

Ryan hisses.

Me?

to Ryan. "By the way, didn't Cara ask you

shrugs. "I gave him some tough assignments to work on. That little guy's