"Mate!"
"No, absolutely not!"
"I never asked for this!"
"Still no. My former mate left me behind years ago."
A heavy silence followed.
"You...killed your own mate?"
"No, it wasn't like that."
"Oh, poor thing. I have a broken heart too," the smug individual smirked.
Mallory's life took a drastic turn, despite her once-believed happily-ever-after. Betrayal, violence, and an irreparable emotional breakdown led her to embrace death. However, the moon goddess gave her a second chance, offering her a choice to remember her past.
Haunted by memories and PTSD, Mallory dedicated herself to hunting down the worst of humanity and shapeshifters, working for a council to escape her darkest nightmares. She found solace in Mr. Bear's comforting presence, using subspace as a coping mechanism to cope with her pain and panic attacks.
The idea of love was foreign to Mallory; she didn't believe she deserved it, and the mere thought terrified her. Yet, two seemingly mated males couldn't resist their connection to her, despite her confusion about their supposed roles as partners. This unexpected development puzzled her, yet they persisted.
This story isn't a conventional romance; it's a dark, intense tale of revenge, trauma, and unspoken connections, with elements of BDSM, torture, human trafficking, and a backdrop of lingering emotional scars.
