Arden Wilder

"He's our mate."
The world around me seemed empty at that moment. I froze. The way he walked, his posture—there was something hauntingly familiar about him.
I stood without thinking as I tried to catch up with him. The closer I got to him, the more the pull increased. It was like he was magneting me. 
And then I saw his face. I was instantly knocked out of breath.
"Nathan………"
Evelyn Miller, the next Alpha of the Nightshade Pack, has spent years believing the love of her life, Nathan, died in a war. To move forward, she agrees to an arranged marriage, accepting her duty over her heart.
But something happened one fateful day after seven years, her wolf senses something impossible—her fated mate is near. And to her shock, it's Nathan. Alive.
Yet Nathan doesn't recognize her as his mate. He's changed, hardened by betrayal and loss. Unknown to them, lies and deception tore them apart seven years ago. Now, with Evelyn bound to another and Nathan consumed by hatred, the truth is buried deep.
Can they unravel the past before it's too late? Or has fate already sealed their tragic ending?

Fated To Love Again

　　Standing right there in front of me.


　　I blinked, fighting the dizziness that tried to cloud my vision, but it wasn't the alcohol playing tricks on me.


　　For seven years, I mourned him. I buried him in my heart, carrying the grief like a weight that never lifted.


　　But now, here he was — flesh, blood, and silence.


　　I wasn't thinking. I couldn't think.


　　The moment our eyes met, I grabbed his collar, yanked him down to me, and crushed my lips to his.


　　I hadn't forgotten a single detail. The softness. The way they used to move against mine each time he kissed me. Like we were always hungry for each other.


　　I kissed him like a woman drowning, desperate to hold on to something real.


　　I opened my eyes, pulling back just enough to search his face, hoping to look him in his eyes as I wondered why he didn't even kiss me back.


CHAPTER 7 All These Years