Brigit was clutching Aspen's body, tears streaming down her beautiful face. Their love story that never happened flashed before her eyes. What would they be doing now if everything was different, if she didn't reject him when they met? Would they be happy, celebrating Kai and Savvy's wedding? Or it could be time for their own mating ceremony. How would his mark look on her neck? And would he allow her to claw his flesh to mark him in return? She felt like he would. He used to love her so much... His love could warm her heart now if she hadn’t ruined everything. Aspen was what she had always dreamt of, her perfect mate, the flawless man of her dreams, but they… they never happened. And now they never would. Luckily, Brigit knew just the person to blame. If Bjorn's greed and ego didn't c