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

　　I had absolutely no choice, did I?


　　It wasn't as though I'd dreamed of walking down the aisle toward Victor, pretending he was the man who made my heart race.


　　That dream had always belonged to someone else — someone who wasn't here to claim it.


　　I never wanted this engagement. Not after the way Victor treated me the other night, not after what I overheard him talk on the phone.


　　But my father? There was no convincing Sebastian Miller.


　　His mind was made up, and when my father made up his mind, it was set in stone. Nothing could change it.


　　Not my tears, not my pleas. I was powerless against his will.


　　"I believe your father knows what's best for you," Sophia whispered beside me.


　　I bit my lip to keep from snapping at her. Whether he thought he knew what was best or not, the truth remained — he didn't care about my happiness.


CHAPTER 15 Powerless