Kimi's breath caught in her throat, her eyes widening with disbelief.
"You did what exactly? You broke off your engagement? You're not marrying her anymore?"
Her voice cracked with shock, each word laced with incredulity. Kolton felt his chest constrict at the sound, a familiar ache spreading through his ribs.
He had foolishly hoped that despite her obvious dislike for him, she might feel some relief knowing he wouldn't be binding himself to another woman. Wasn't that the very reason she had fled the pack all those years ago?
The previous night had left him reeling. The impossibility of their renewed mate bond still felt surreal, like something torn from a fevered dream.
Yet when she had demanded he reject her, the words had cut deeper than any blade. Did her hatred for him run so deep that she would rather sever this sacred connection entirely?
