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.

and yearning, embedded in

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

these bonds, the rarest and deepest is the fated

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 fated mates, guiding their

the meaning of

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explain, "it's

"...Ugh."

the Goddess has a cruel sense of humor. If it were me, I wouldn't want

now, finally speaks up. "So, no matter what we do, Alaric is destined to keep

fated mates... or at least they were

mean it's inevitable?" Ryan

voice. "But Alaric

single forever!" Aidan growls, running a hand through his fiery red hair

Alaric is an idiot!" he snaps. "Because of him, Cara miscarried, got in a car accident, and had to spend five years in a

on my knees and beg for forgiveness, or I'd

hisses. "Colin, say

Me?

Ryan. "By the way, didn't Cara ask you to watch Ethan? If you're here,

some tough assignments to work on. That little guy's so excited, he won't come out until he's