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

　　Even with the knock on the window, guess what?


　　His hands were relentless, his grip on my thigh tightening as if I were prey he'd been starving for. His other hand kept forcing my face toward his, with his breath hot and reeking of whiskey.


　　"Victor," I called, my voice trembling. "Victor, stop!"


　　The desperation in his eyes terrified me. It wasn't love or passion — it was hunger, raw and selfish.


　　He was just acting like a hungry dog who had been starved all his life.


　　He always portrayed this perfect gentleman. I always knew him as the man who once held doors open and kissed my hand like a perfect gentleman.


　　But right now, it has vanished. What was left was someone who only saw me as something to be consumed.


　　My heart pounded fiercely as I pushed at him, my arms were shaking with the effort. But he was stronger.


CHAPTER 10 Leaving