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

　　The day I'd dreamed of since I was a little girl — a fairytale moment every girl fantasized about.


　　Sophia and I used to sit for hours, imagining our perfect weddings, the dresses we'd wear, the men we'd marry.


　　Of course, that would be our mate and the love of our lives.


　　We swore we'd be the happiest brides anyone had ever seen.


　　But now, standing in front of the mirror, I barely recognized myself.


　　The woman staring back at me wasn't radiant or glowing. She looked broken — like a widow forced into mourning, not a bride preparing to say her vows.


　　My white dress was stuck on my body, it was suffocating, itchy against my skin. It was wrong. All of it. Every detail.


　　This wasn't the day I'd dreamed of.


　　"What are we going to do, Ava?" I whispered with my trembling voice as I gazed at my reflection.


CHAPTER 13 The Big Day