Valerie

It was like a shotgun had sprung up in the air, leaving me dumbfounded. The words cut deep, and I felt my heart shatter further.

‘Leave?’

The words circled in my head like a broken record. I didn't want to believe it, but I couldn't, not when it was said so clearly in the quiet

He was telling me to leave.

I felt my chest crumble, caving into a hollow cavern that I couldn't hold on to.

“You can forget about our mate bond.” He said, “Reject it again if you want to. Don't feel ...