Chapter 39: family dinner triggers Francesca

Francesca’s POV

After the bitter and scalding words left my mouth, I stood there still submerged in my fury. It took so little for it to overtake me even when I wished to be nothing other than amiable to Alpha Ian. Sometimes, just looking at him was enough to make me angry. The memory of that faithful night when we found out we were fated mates comes rushing back to me in full force. The agony of his rejection was strong enough to bring me to my knees. And now that I’ve learned Dominic has spent the last five years refusing to give his fated mate a chance, I’ve been triggered. Something has to be wrong with these two brothers. This type of behavior couldn’t be normal.

Alpha Ian stared at me a long time after my outburst. He opened his mouth several times but ended up closing it. Again, I had no idea what he was thinking, and he was giving me nothing. It was still incredibly frustrating, because both my soul and wolf yearned for a connection with this man, even if such a connection was