LAKE:

When I heard about the VVIP wanting her, I was filled with rage at the thought of another male laying hands on her. River was the one most enraged by the news, another reason I had to end our mate bond once and for all.  Then, I would not care who wanted her in his bed just as it was with the rest of my strip dancers. 

I couldn't wait for the nightmare to end. All I had to do was have sex with her, then reject her as my mate and watch her wrench in pain. Her salty tears ...