~ASHTON~

I could hardly believe how effortlessly I was able to lay claim to Hazel; it felt instinctive, as if this was simply my fate. However, she wasn't my mate, and I already had one. A wave of overwhelming emotion hit me, akin to drowning in a turbulent lake—these feelings and thoughts became so intense that I struggled to hold myself together.

Ariel. I hoped she would be able to forgive me after seeing me like this. But I couldn't even focus on her right now. The only person I ...