11

KNIGHT

“Yes.” I nodded glumly. “She’s better off without me. She’s—”

“Human? Yeah. And the intoxicating mating pull was nothing I’d ever felt before. It was so strong I couldn’t control it, and it started to drive me insane.”

“Poor thing. I won’t help you, Knight. You’re being selfish. Werewolves and Lycans can have human mates. It works just fine.”

“Really?” I met her gaze. “What’s the lifespan of a human? She grows old, and I barely age. I can’t go through that. When my father died, my mother took her own life. And they were both werewolves and were strong, but my mother couldn’t handle losing her mate. She couldn’t handle the pain.” Every time I thought of having a mate, I saw my mother’s lifeless body in her bed as she took poison to end her life.

“Is that why you don’t want a mate?”

“Yes. We will both suffer in the end. Considering how weak humans are.”

“You’re wrong. When Shadow lost her wolf and her ability, she did everything to fight against Aciano. She may not have wh