Duncan I was f*****g hurt that my mate didn't want anything to do with me. I asked her why, and her reasons shocked me—especially the last two. I didn't expect my silence in my sister's abuse would come back to bite me in my ass. It was my karma. It hurt like a b***h. My chest was in pain. I looked at her parents. They were ashen at their daughter's boldness. I must admit that no one had ever insulted or spoken to me in that way before. "Well, Nalani has firm opinions, alpha, but I'll talk to her," her mother says sympathetically. Is it so evident that her rejection was killing me from the inside? "No, it's good she has strong opinions. Don't force her to do what she doesn't want," I say, my voice strange to my ears. 'Are you going to let her go just like that?' my lycan asks. '

