ery

ose petals. The sharp crack of the Kensington pendant shattering echoed in the silent, freezing ro

id who had been weeping quietly in th

tely grasping at the fine fabric of his trousers. "Alpha Sullivan, please! I beg of you, c

latly, his voice devoid of any warmth, rejecting her desperate pleas without a single second thought. "Her

ity crossed his handsome features, a look that made my stomach churn with violent disgust. He leaned in

ow. "I am truly sorry it had to end this way. You were a good Luna. If

it up

His sheer, shameless hypocrisy was the final, lethal blow. It sickened me to my v

ng my heavy, bloodshot eyes to lock onto his. I did not scream. I just bared my blood-stain

want your apologies. I will

tted words, my vision

s dead. Killed by the venom of their

leaving the broken shell of my physical body on the blood-stained bed. Hovering near the ceiling, floating in the frigid air, I was

hide her glee. She stepped forward and threw her arms around his neck, her e

s lips, as if a heavy, annoying burden had finally been lifted from his shoulders. He wrapped his strong arms securely around Blaire's w

e murmured, pressing a deeply affectionate kiss to the top of Blaire's head. "It is finally over. Tomorrow, we wi

ng into a sneer of absolute disgust. She clicked her tongue in mock sympathy. "What a pathetic end for the great Ellery Kensington. Rose, stop your incessant cryin

n darkened into a cold, ruthless scowl. He snapped his fingers sharply. "Guards! Take this insubordinate

nce the door clicked shut, leaving them completely alone with my corpse, Auguste cupped Blaire's

fueled a fire in my ethereal chest hotter than the sun. My previous hatred multiplied a thousandfold. I did not want

scorching, blinding heat erupted from the shattered pieces o

he very fabric of time and space. A deep, ancient voice whispered in th

is unpaid. The g

ing fireplace brushed against my skin. I was no longer lying on my freezing deathbed. The wheel of fate had turned backward, and this time, I