VALERIE
The room felt suffocating as I paced back and forth. I had a mate? That’s impossible. I had been taken long ago before I could even experience my first shift or meet my wolf. There was no way Caleb would even agree to this.
And then the events of last night floated into my mind. For a moment I thought that Caleb would barely remember, given he was drunk, but the morning we had spent together in his bed was a testament that we felt something for each other. And then this man came along, claiming to have known me as my mate.
Why was the Moon Goddess taunting me?
Had I not suffered enough for one lifetime?
Anxiety gnawed at me as I fought every second to keep my composure. My heart ached with longing, praying that the storm in the next room would pass without leaving scars. For
