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173 Goffin 285 Vouchers we just reached as a couple. It should be spent having quality time. together. Bask in the blessings the others have given us for this last milestone. And it should be about dreaming about a future together and not about the one person who doesn’t seem to accept our happiness. Cynthia has always seemed interested in me. Or more so my title I never got the feeling she genuinely likedfor me. Why wouldn’t she, we have nothing in common. She was attracted to the idea of being the Queen. Objectively she would fit the bill and she knows it. She is conveniently beautiful, and strong, even with her father not being a high-ranked wolf. She comes from a strong pure lineage. She loves sticking her nose into other people’s business. The only thing she likes more is hosting and attending opulent parties. Surface-level perfection to be a queen, but worlds apart from what I need in a mate, everyone else saw it. Even with being aware of how much she seemed to like me. Or more so the idea of me being with her. I never considered her to becmy chosen mate. Sure I needed to find a Luna for my pack. A Queen for my country, but that was just part of it. I needed to find a partner for the rest of my life. Someone who could makeas happy as I can make her. I was looking for a mother for my pups. Someone that I could just be happy with living in a small cabin away from the castle, having our children and grandchildren over after we retired. Something I was sure Cynthia could have never offered me, but I never made it clear enough. I ignored her blatant flirting hoping that one day she would find her mate and get over this silly little crush for the status that she had. Thinking it might be rude or dismissive to outright tell her I had no interest in her. Not wanting to hurt her feelings I just kind of ignored. it. Even when Gerald foldher behavior was getting worse. Advised.to put a stop to it before things would escalate: I never did, all I did was talk to Sam her father, and tell him there was no chance I would. choose his daughter as my chosen mate. Offering him a trip around all O <
packs to find her fated mate. While Sam had takenup on my offer excitedly. Cynthia hadn’t and had denied that the man who claimed to be her fated mate was so. Something that might be worse than outright rejecting him. And even when Sam toldI did not explicitly tell Cynthia that she should give up on her dream future. And now because of that, I had to tell my wonderful fated mate that we had yet another obstacle to overcome. The guilt of what I was about to tell her settled in my stomach like a bloke of concrete 16 16 174 A