Blaze’s POV The moment those words left my lips that evening, I regretted it with every fiber of my being. She obviously wasn't ready for my ultimatum, and I already saw the disappointment coming, but that didn’t help stop the pain that arose the moment she walked out on me. My wolf, Onyx, had refused to speak to me since that moment. Of course, he wouldn't fault his mate and instead poured all his anger and frustration on me because she wouldn't have walked away if I hadn't thrown that question at her. We would have slowly warmed up to each other. It was unreal how much I had fallen in love with Skyla in such a short amount of time. Usually, I never cared much about relationships and thought of mate bonds as an over-exaggerated explanation of love. I didn't believe how one could feel s