Chapter 5. Second Chance

Rufus’s POV

Opening the fridge, I pulled a beer from inside and closed the door harder than I intended. Popping open the can, I brought it to my lips and consumed the cold liquid inside.

‘Alcohol won’t solve your problems,’ my wolf Silver chuckled inside my mind.

‘I don’t know what you’re talking about,’ I replied internally to my wolf.

‘Oh come on you old fool,’ Silver responded ‘I felt that mate bonding as strong as you did, probably stronger. Freya is your eternity.’

With a grunt, I tried to ignore Silver’s ridiculous words as I made my way over to my favorite armchair. Sitting down, I grabbed the remote and turned the TV on. The big game was on, turning the volume up, I hoped the sound would drown out the voice in my head.

‘You know you can’t get rid of me, jerk,’ Silver said with a sigh ‘And you also know it’s incredibly frowned upon to reject the Moon Goddess’s choice for you. You offend her!’

I sipped my beer again ‘Yeah, well