Celeste POV
The whole time I was on the stage addressing the pack, my chest felt like it was on fire, because of the breaking of my mate bond with Kyle. I was filled with a weird kind of sadness, but I was also filled with relief at the same time. The hardest part of the mission was complete, and the rest should be a piece of cake.
As I walked off the stage, I was suddenly knocked to the ground, then a fist landed on my left cheekbone. I was quick to flip my attacker to their back, then I grabbed the fist that was aimed at my other cheek. With the one hand in my strong grasp, I reached up and grabbed my attacker's other hand.
When I glared down into the eyes of Julie, it took everything I had not to rip her throat out right at that very second. I hissed at my nemesis,
