2.1Prologue (1)

Boyd POV

“Come one, man. Let’s go,” Beau tugged on my arm. “Don’t torture yourself like this.”

“Fuck off!” I snarled, bringing the bottle to my lips, watching from the top of the hill overlooking the pack as my mate, my ex-mate, the woman who should have been mine but rejected me, received a mark from none other than our Alpha in front of the entire pack before the celebration for her Luna ceremony begins.

“Damn, I can smell that shit from here,” Jamie complained, wrinkling his nose. “Is that straight rubbing alcohol?”

“Everclear,” Alexi informed him. “It was the strongest shit we could find.”

“I can still feel her,” I rasped, my throat sore from my screams all last night. She may have rejected me months ago, but I never accepted. I was still holding out hope that she would change her mind. It wasn’t until I started feeling them together that I even considered accepting her rejection, but even then, I still held out hope.

“Accept it already. Jeez!” Beau slapped me on the back. “There