||2023 WATTYS SHORTLISTER|| ❛I found myself struggling to breathe. I could feel his emotions as though they were my own, and it terrified me - not having control over my emotions frightened me to my soul. I cannot live like this; I refuse to live like this. Slowly, I raised my head. ❝I, Evelyn Saurore, heiress to the throne, reject you, Conan Winslow, as my mate.❞ I staggered back as an agonizing pain swelled inside me, the crowd's following gasp a distant ring in my ears. Looking to Conan, his eyes held the same expression as mine - fear, confusion, agony. The bond had been broken, and in the shocked silence, I hurriedly stormed from the room. ❜ ✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾✾ For nineteen years, Evelyn Saurore has been preparing to take over the position of Alpha. And for nineteen years, she has been mate-less -- a combination she thinks is perfect. As the first female of the Saurore bloodline in centuries, Evelyn is fiercely determined to rule all on her own with no men at her side. As such, she delights in the fact she is mate-less. Until she isn't. Mated to Conan Winslowe -- her former childhood best friend -- she promptly rejects him in the worst way possible. But just as Evelyn thought things couldn't get any worse, her wicked sister kills their father and steals the very thing Evelyn has been working towards her entire life: the Throne. Now, Evelyn has no choice but to work with Conan and his friends if she has any hope of recovering what's rightfully hers. But as her sister's determination to eliminate her grows, Evelyn must stay focused and watch her back. And guard her heart, lest a boy with piercing blue eyes finds his way in...
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