It's complicated?
Heidi lets out another dry, bitter laugh that echoes through the trees. "Complicated? You call this complicated? I just found my wolf, I almost killed two innocent people, and then, one of my so-called mates appears, makes me feel things I've never felt before, denies me, and then tells me it's because he's already with someone else. What part of that isn't simple?"
She wraps her arms around herself, shivering, and it's not just from the cold, but from the raw, exposed feeling of being rejected by one of the jerks she was fated to be with. The shame, which had been shortly forgotten, now comes flooding back. The shame of being rejected by the Alpha's son. The shame of being a low-ranking omega who just got told her destiny wasn't good enough.
Amias takes a step towards her, and speaks in a pleading whisper. "It's not rejection, Heidi. I'm doing this to protect you. I'm doing this to protect us. Just… trust me. Please."
