~Niomi~ I felt Cassy holding onto my arm, giving it a reassuring squeeze, but nothing right now could settle my wolf. He had lied, I was not his true mate. Why did he do this? It made no sense, we were friends, close friends. If I never found my mate then I probably would have taken him as a chosen mate we were that close. That slight bond I was sure I had felt as a teen now seemed like wishful thinking, my mind and memory tricking me into believing the sticky web he spun. He seemed so sure that I would still go to him, to be with him, but I never wanted to see his lying face again. "I need to shift." I gritted out, anger rushing through me. I went to take off the clothes Cassy had lent me when she stopped me. "We will go on a pack run. Come on, we shift round back." I arched my brow at