A Shattered Heart Can't Be Pieced Back

"My mate is the bravest patrol chief of the Sundara Pack.When the rogue straps a bomb laced with wolfsbane to me, I try to reach him through our mind-link. Once, twice... He blocks me 99 times.The rogue forces me to call for help, and when Aiden Campbell finally answers, his first words come blazing with anger. "Lina Rutherford! You're risking your life over jealousy again? Kate's pet snow wolf has been stuck in a tree for three days!"She loves that wolf like her own child—if I'm late to save it, that's on you! You'll be a murderer!"I laugh so hard that tears stream down my face.That so-called "trapped" snow wolf? It's simply climbed onto a slanted pine tree in the yard so it can lazily sunbathe on the branches. No one trapped it—it just doesn't feel like coming down."Thank you, Aiden. You're amazing!" There comes a soft, delicate voice through the phone.It's Kate Summers—Aiden's late brother's widow and also his childhood sweetheart.The bomb's countdown ticks down to three minutes.With a calm heart, I send my final message. "In the name of the Moon Goddess, I sever our mate bond."And then, I cut the mind-link."