She paused, remembering the cold dread that had filled her chest that day.
"I tried to give him a chance, I confess to him that we were fated mates after I discovered the truth, and that I was the Messenger, but all he did was to call me a liar. So, when I escaped during our graduation ceremony, I rejected him.”
Caleb's breath caught.
"What happened after?" Caleb's voice was rough.
"I ran away. But this time I had a goal. I had heard about the Lycan Academy—and I applied in secret. It was supposed to be impossible to get as a regular wolf, as a runt. Impossible to afford. Impossible for
