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~Dawn

"That's not an option."

There's a glint in Fate's eyes, as he regards me silently from across the room. He leant back against the wall, clearly getting bored since my last response took me a few minutes to muster. I had to weigh up everything. At the end of my line of thought, I had decided that there is no way that could ever happen.

Slowly, he stands. My hands clench on the bedsheets in response as I watch him carefully. I won't let any movement go unnoticed, when he is posing an offer like this.

"What happened to the Dawn who took chances?" he asks, clasping his hands together as he raises a taunting eyebrow. "Was it Rylan who changed you, or did you do that to yourself? Although, I know who is responsible for your sister being left behind in the Purity Pack."

I tried not to let his words get to me. I tried.

"My sister won't benefit from me having another mate, I can assure you of that," I exclaim. If Fate hadn't meddled in Lucy's mind, she wouldn't want anything to do with