The hand on my cheek is gone, replaced by a burning sting as Mika slaps me. I stumble
back shocked that my mate would hit me, but that shock soon fades. This is Hidden Claws and no one likes me, as the blame of Alpha Sorus and Luna Reena's deaths hangs above me like a noose waiting to tighten around my neck.
"I refuse to be your mate." Mika seethes, anger radiating off of him in waves, causing lesser wolves to cower around us. I stay silent, unable to voice a reply. The Moon Goddess had cast her net of fate on us before either of us were even conceived. There was nothing he could do.
"You are the reason my parents are dead!" He continues, his fist shooting out to punch me, but I had enough of being beaten and dodge, using his momentum to throw him into the crowd behind me.
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