“Why are you doing this?” she asked, her voice breaking. “You can’t just lie like that. You’re destroying my life.”
Nick tilted his head, amused. “And why not? Plus, what it is left to be destroyed? You did it already on your own. In the end, you are the runt of the pack. A Gamma failure.”
Something inside her snapped.
The words exploded from her chest before fear could stop them.
“Because we are fated mates.”
The world froze.
For half a second, there was silence.
Then Nick laughed.
Not a chuckle.
Not disbelief.
He laughed hysterically, loud and sharp, drawing attention from everyone nearby. Heads turned. Whispers ignited.
Iva stood there, shaking.
“I’m not joking,” she said desperately. “Nick, listen to me—”
“Oh, this is rich,” he interrupted between laughs. “And how exactly
