Mission Seduction

Despite her smile and warning to Ace, nothing could stop the hurt of the words that Ace had just caused her. It had felt as if she had lost her mate all over again. Until now, she had been told herself repeatedly that nothing could hurt her but now she knew that a few words from him could crumble the walls she had built to defend herself.

Once outside, she let go of Erin whom she had kept confined in the recesses of her mind after losing Ace. Th white wolf blinked at the surroundings as she raced towards the small river bank which held most of her memories with Ace.

A few minutes later, she felt the presence of her beta who had followed her. She knew he was not too sure of his reception but when she did not growl at him, he assumed that she allowed his presence.

Once at the bank, Nate stood at a distance as Erin slumed on the sand. Her head on her paw, the wolf did not understand why her mate was not coming to her and why he seemed to hate her. Even as the many things tried to claim