---- I shrugged indifferently. "It's not like I asked you to." Leno kicked over a stool and stormed out of the cabin. Outside the cabin window, I saw Elisa throw her arms around Leno, refusing to let him leave. Leno lowered his head and gave her a rough, aggressive kiss. Even though I had decided to give up, that scene still pierced my heart like a blade. Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably as I staggered away from the cabin. The two wolves, locked in their passionate kiss, didn't even notice I had gone. For 20 whole years, I had poured my heart and soul into helping Leno realize his dream and build a pack of his own. As the princess of the Black Wolf pack, I gave up a ---- life of comfort to fight alongside him in the forest. When he was exiled and had given up on himself, I gave him resources and helped recruit people to his cause. Later, we established a pack together, claimed our own territory, and expanded the pack. Leno came home less and less often-until the day he asked me to break our mate bond. In 20 years, we had gone from deeply in love to bitterly resenting each other. We even wished the other would just die. One day, I said, ''Leno, let's break the mate bond."