Shattered Bonds

Cleo's POV

The heavy rooftop door slammed shut. The metallic crash echoed through the frigid air, sealing my fate. Ryker was gone. He had officially rejected me as his mate. He did not grant me a shred of dignity. He did not offer a single opportunity to speak a word in my own defense. He simply abandoned me, leaving me on the cold rooftop to accept his brutal, unilateral decision alone.

My knee