Chapter 158

Freya I wandered aimlessly through this territory that felt both strange and familiar—the land my mate had chosen to expand our pack's influence,yet where I remained an outsider. As noon approached,I remembered I had arranged to have lunch with Silvano. Looking down at my phone,I recalled our brief morning exchange. Just as I was debating whether to return home to pick up Isabella,a message from Silvano appeared on my screen: [Something urgent with the pack. Lunch canceled.] I stared at the text without surprise,my wolf curling into a resigned ball inside me. Because I was used to this treatment. In Silvano's heart,whether it was pack business or meeting with other Alphas... anything had become more important than his Luna. Plans made with me could be canceled at his whim without a second thought. He never considered how deeply it affected my wolf—how each rejection weakened our mate bond a little more. Was I disappointed? Perhaps I would have been before. Now,my wolf and I had grown n