Chapter 21

"I reject you, Elara Seraphina Valerion, as my fated mate."

No…

The word slipped out of me in a whisper, but inside, I was screaming.

"Kovak?" I croaked, my voice trembling.

He turned his back to me—like I was nothing. Like I was never something to him.

I stood there in the middle of the crowd, their faces blurring, their whispers piercing like glass shards. I couldn't breathe.

I watched Kovak lau