He swung off his horse and nearly stumbled on the landing.
"What is that supposed to mean? Explain yourself."
I had no interest in explaining anything to him.
The only thought in my head was to get as far from here as possible.
She-wolves swarmed around Fenris, closing in like a tide.
I seized the chance and slipped away with Briar.
She squeezed my palm. "You don't want him anymore, Seraphina?"
"Everyone says he's a great hero who won the Territory War. They're all fighting over him!"
"Why doesn't my sister want the great hero?"
I didn't know how to explain it to her.
Probably because when a great hero decides to betray you, he does it more ruthlessly than anyone else.
He doesn't just crush your heart.
And it would cost my entire family their lives.
A mating that ended in execution and ruin was one I could not afford.
And no longer wanted.
I hadn't even made it back to the Blackthorn den yet.
The news of my severed scent-bond courtship with Fenris Vargr had already swept through Aurelia.
The visitors lined up outside the Blackthorn residence, waiting to pay their respects to my father, were the first to catch the scent of it.
One by one, they picked up their gifts and left.