I consider just leaving entirely, but something pulls me back to the party. If I’m honest with myself, it’s because I want to see Caleb.
Even if he can’t possibly be my mate. Even if he’s likely to be just as disgusted with me as everyone else. He’ll regret the kiss, deny me, kick me out of the pack - everything an Alpha is supposed to do in this situation.
Still. This might be my last chance to see him. I need to.
So I push the doors open to the Badger Lodge, only to face a wall of jeering, mocking faces.
“Useless!”
“Pathetic!”
“I heard she can’t even shift!”
“Worse than a regular Omega.”
“Why did they even send her?”
Tears well in my eyes as I shrink away from the attention, trying to find Caleb in the crowd. But someone grabs the back of my shirt and yanks me into the center of
