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

　　After being with Evelyn, I realized I made a very big mistake. I wouldn't say I hadn't missed her — because I did, deeply.


　　But I regretted it. I regretted letting her get under my skin again. She was my weakness.


　　Isabella had warned me. "She'll undo you, Nathan. She's always been your weakness."  Those were her exact words.


　　But I had brushed it off. Seven years had passed. Seven years without seeing Evelyn, without hearing her voice, without touching her.


　　If I had survived that long, surely I could resist her now.


　　Evelyn knew exactly how to get to me. She always did. She challenged me in ways no one else could.


　　And she hit my pride last night, talking about my kissing.


　　I clenched the steering wheel, my knuckles turning white as the memory of her soft lips haunted me.


　　I had told myself that staying away from her was necessary. Our mission came first. There was too much at stake to get tangled up in old feelings.


CHAPTER 11 Regret