Maell glanced at the marks still visible on Niall's wrists and ankles.

They had to chain him to control his wolf’s rage upon waking and believing the bond with his mate was broken, thinking he had been abandoned.

Finn was more rational, but he too tore at his skin, fighting with Lucian until he collapsed, exhausted and wounded, too drained to keep thinking about her.

As soon as Niall and Casey stabilized, they set off to track Rose. They didn’t care about anything else—only their mate.

Rose had failed them as their mate, but they wouldn’t let her go. They would find her, even at the ends of the earth. They couldn’t live without her and were willing to do anything to bring her back.

"Alright, the next candidates, please step forward," the moderator announced, reading several names, including Rose's.

She stood up, her dizziness still lingering, her legs like jelly. She took a seat alongside three other women in front of the panel conducting the evaluation.

Of course, her mates were sitt