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

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

rarest and deepest is the

severed so easily. Even if they reject each other, the lingering bond-and destiny-will repeatedly pull

is the meaning of a

*

just about Cara," I explain, "it's about every werewolf, including

"...Ugh."

sense of humor. If it were me, I wouldn't want to be tied down by some bond. If I couldn't

finally speaks up. "So, no matter what we do, Alaric

least they were six years

that mean it's inevitable?" Ryan

"But Alaric marked Lilia a few years ago, so I'm not entirely

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

him, Cara miscarried, got in a car accident, and had to spend five years in a hospital bed! He broke her heart

and beg for forgiveness, or I'd stay far, far away

hisses. "Colin, say

Me?

the way, didn't Cara

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