Chapter One Maelis Right from the moment I set my eyes on him, I felt a sudden breakthrough of all prisoned nerves and muscles of my body. It was as if a torrent of warmth and ease flowed down my length. The voice I had never heard, the one which I had always hoped to hear—the voice of my wolf. I heard it for the first time. “He is our mate!” It was a silent and hushed whisper that sent a cold shiver down my spine. I froze. The way he stared at me made every reluctance in me melt away. He gazed at me with intensity, his eyes filled with admiration and longing, one which I last saw on the faces of men coming to my father to ask for my hand in marriage years ago. Ugly. Wolf-less. Old witch. Slave. Chipmunk. Old hag. All of those were names I had been called for the last three years since the fire accident, where I lost my face and wolf. “You are eighteen, but you look thirty.” I remember my stepmother saying that right to my face. For the past three years

Chapter Three Ulric “You know she is our mate, don’t you?” Aries, my wolf said to me, but I completely ignored him. Yes! I knew she was my mate. I knew that right from the moment I set my eyes on her, but how was I supposed to accept her when I was already torn between two women in my life? One was her, the most beautiful lady I had ever seen. Her beauty radiated from the very long, flowing blonde hair that crashed down her shoulder like a cascade of sunlight, her lips were adorned with a natural captivating curve that invited admiration and made me want to kiss her every single time I see her, and her jawline was sculpted with elegance, which added a touch of grace to her perfect features. The contours of her nose complemented the harmony of her perfectly arched eyebrows that framed her captivating eyes. Speaking of eyes, they were an enthralling hue, perhaps a captivating shade of electric or Caribbean blue. She was, and she remained the most beautiful lady I had ever se