Standing there, he watched his mate, his mouth open in utter bewilderment.
No, it couldn’t be! Was this some sort of joke?
Yet, that was her… a Luna who belonged to another Alpha! At first, Gideon felt as if his heart was broken. She had not waited for him. His mate, the one and only woman chosen for him by the Moon Goddess, had not waited for him…
She chose to get married and became someone else’s Luna. She let this man put a mark on her neck.
He had many flings over the years, but he never once considered marking a woman other than his mate. He was prepared to never meet her, but he knew one thing for sure. If he ever placed his mark on someone, it would be his mate.
Pain washed over him quickly, and although Reid stood next to him, speaking the entire time, all his attention was f
