Chapter 506. One Year

Wren POV

Standing in front of the mirror, I practice the speech one more time. When Alpha Charlie asked me to address his pack I tried to refuse, but then Mom got involved. She threatened to send Dad after me if I didn’t do it, and I can’t risk going home--Not now that I am so close.

After months of convincing, my parents agreed that I could spend the summer at the Gravestone Pack. I know my mate is hiding out in this pack or near it, and I plan to hunt him down. Either he will accept this bond between us, or he will accept my rejection.

It has been a year since he snubbed me in the Immortal Realm. I tried not to be hurt, but when he never reached out, I got desperate. Being apart from him is hell. I haven’t spoken a word to him, and still, my heart aches. I have to find him.

My phone buzzes in my pocket, and my mother’s face flashes on the screen. For a second, I consider, sending it to voicemail, but she will just call back. I might as well bite the