Chapter 47

(Aurora's POV)

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Jordan.

I knew I would never be able to tell you this in person; he would know, but seeing you fall for all his lies, I knew I would have to find a way. Rora, I did find my mate, but I didn't accept her. I rejected her as my mate; I could love no one more than you, and I made the promise to myself, but then Gamma Nate visited us here in the Raven Pack.

Your mother had gone on her knees to beg him; she only needed to hear your voice; that was all she wanted, and we made an agreement. He would let her speak to you if only she told you that I had found my mate and had accepted her. She did just that, Rora, but it wasn't enough. I knew you were always thinking about me; he wanted to make you his; he wanted to show you that you had no option—that's what he wanted you to believe—and so he let me meet you, with just one condition: that I tell you the same thing, right to your face.

I didn't want to leave; I didn't want to lie to you, but th