Maddox had always been told he was too shy, whiny, reserved, a chicken, a coward, even for an omega. The list went on and on. And so, growing up, he was bullied by everyone. Hell, even his wife liked to make snarky comments. The only two people who had ever brought him down about how he was were his father and Citrus. He hadn't seen Citrus since he had said he had found his mate three years ago. Maddox began avoiding him because it hurt a little too much to see him with someone else, and then he moved to her hometown, and they simply lost contact. That was a lie; Maddox had changed his number and lost his. It was his fault, but it hurt, and he didn’t dare to talk to him again.
But, he, too, had found his mate, and it wasn't Citrus. He always knew it wouldn't be Citrus, not since that fate
