Where My Scent No Longer Belongs

"I came back to life.The first thing I did was sever the Mate Bond with Alpha Asher.At his coronation.In front of thousands.Last lifetime, he publicly accused me of impersonating his mate in front of everyone, saying I didn't carry a Mate's sweetness but reeked of Wolfsbane that made him sick.For Elena, his first love, he sent me to the black market where they stripped away my wolf. Without my wolf, I died in a rogue attack shortly after.This lifetime, when he furrows his brow and tells me to get out of his sight, I don't shed a single tear. I just turn and leave.He says my existence makes Elena unhappy, so I move to the border cottage.He says he doesn't want to live in the same Pack with me, so I submit my transfer application.I thrive in the neighboring Pack and meet a powerful wolf with a hidden identity.When we appear hand-in-hand at the Northern Alliance Summit, Alpha Asher loses control.He catches my scent,another male's mark on my skin,and his sanity shatters.He blocks my path, a low growl rumbling from his chest."Wash that male's scent off you, Rhea.""Weren't you disgusted by me?" I smile and step back. "Now I belong to someone else, and suddenly I smell good to you?""