Phoebe's POV
There were two sacred moments for any shifter; first came your initial shift. That was when you bonded with your wolf spirit, the first time you could sense their presence, the moment that marked you as a shifter, blessed by the Moon Goddess's power.
The second moment happened when you bonded with your mate through marking. That was when you received someone destined to stay with you forever. Someone created specifically for you.
If the first moment belonged to you and the Moon Goddess, then the second belonged to you and your soulmate. That's how it was supposed to work.
But in my case, my first sacred moment got destroyed by rejection. I hadn't shifted yet, so my wolf spirit was already fragile, and rejection dealt devastating damage to the soul.
It meant you didn't value the Moon Goddess's blessing, and the consequences could be brutal.
That's why second chance mates were so rare. Almost impossible.
