~MELODY~“Smile, Melody,” my stepsister said softly, her voice mocking. “Tonight is a happy occasion, and I have a big surprise for you.”Then her grip tightened painfully around my wrist. I looked up at her, silently taking note of the beautiful silver gown she had on, and the diamond jewelry. The smug smile on her face widened.What gift could she possibly have for me? Nothing good, I was sure of that.She walked past me and up the podium where Father was waiting, and then she hooked her arm around a man’s.For the first time, my gaze shifted to the man she was holding.My mate.For a moment, the world around me fell silent.The music and laughter of dozens of pack members gathered inside the hall faded into nothing.All I could hear was the sound of my own heartbeat crashing violently against my ribs.No.This had to be a mistake… a joke maybe.Because the man standing beside Aurora was mine. I had recognized him as my mate the second he walked into my life barely three months a
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