Micah POV
I follow Orion's scent and find him in a clearing just outside the castle. I can tell he is struggling with his wolf. Our beasts want their mates even when their human counterparts are struggling with the decision. My chest aches seeing the way the man I consider my best friend is suffering needlessly. "Orion," I call out, and his body freezes.
When his eyes meet mine, regret and sadness swirl in their depths. He immediately stalks toward me. He stops just a few feet from me. "Micah, she is my mate. I can't accept her. I can't after what she did to you. I can't be with someone that could so cruelly betray the gift of a fated bond. Why would the goddess do this to me," he asks. His voice was full of emotion. "Orion, I need you to listen to me." "What is there to listen to Mica
