The rain pounded against my skin, each icy droplet matching the cold numbness spreading through my chest. I couldn't feel my fingers anymore as I stumbled down the sidewalk, my vision blurred by tears and storm water. Lightning cracked overhead, illuminating the empty street for a brief, haunting moment.
I didn't care that I was soaked to the bone. I didn't care that I had left Kaelen's mansion with nothing but my purse and phone. Nothing mattered anymore.
The image burned into my retinas wouldn't fade – Kaelen in bed with Selene, her sleek dark hair spread across his chest, his arm around her. That smug smile on her perfect face. And his message... *Found better company tonight. Don't wait up.*
A sob tore from my throat, the sound lost in another rumble of thunder. How could I have been so stupid? So naive? Of course he would go back to her. She was a werewolf. Beautiful. Powerful. His fated mate. And what was I? Just a human incubator for his precious heir.
