Rejecting a mate is punishable by a fate worse than death. I knew this but that didn't discourage me from doing the unthinkable.
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Brady was the single most conceit, selfish and arrogant blue blood I'd ever known. Merciless to my feelings, he was beloved by everyone but me. He was also one step away from inheriting his throne to become Alpha. A fact that made everyone blind to the cruel poison he'd held and used to ruin my early youth. I hated him and I'd hated him most when I came of age.
Where on my sixteenth birthday, as all werewolves did, I found my mate - the other half of my soul in him. Broken and vengeful I swore and refused to give myself willingly to him. Not for any other reason, not for the gods and definitely not for Him. Not even when the cost of rejecting a mate resulted in a fate worse than death.
I hated him, I'd never forgive him, I didn't want him and I was so certain I'd never love him.
At least that's what I thought.
Too bad, I realised it a little too late.
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READ AT OWN RISK: Your heart will break to pieces before it fixes itself back together.
A 3rd Place Winner of the Official Short Story Contest on Inkitt, Denying Brady is a multifaceted and intense love story. Highly Recommended for a tension-filled read where no one is innocent but a happy ending is guaranteed.