lyn'

ing around me appeared rather unfamiliar, but the ache

room empty and abandoned. There, on the nightstand

ft for you, l

indulgence the previous night, and partly because

keys where they were, escaping the house a

As soon as I turned it on, a flood of messages came pouring in-most of the

ssage from Jayce had reached me, leaving

a growing feeling of dirtiness. The image of Jayce's tender, smiling

fast, Caitlyn? I've made y

my father calle

her, I buried my head in my knees and

g, lost in my suffering. It was at this very moment t

p lying in be

eedle had pierced it. Though I was still immersed in grief, I forc

I managed to squeeze out

s go for a walk together. I've discovered a f

dress today and her eyes

her bright eyes. Reluctantly, I

warmth felt unfamiliar after days of isol

nner turmoil, eagerly indulging in

yet remain slimmer than me," I remarked, taking a small bite of one of the t

lat belly, I shook

ewolf..." Leona's words trailed off as she leisurely devoured a steaming hotdog, but then she

horical dagger had found its mark. I instinctively lowered my head, endeavoring

in her hand. As she readied herself to indulge in its sweetness, her ga

ng something amiss, I foll

t the watchful gazes of the onlookers, the handsome man leaned down, drawing closer to the girl's face. Th

e air, as if blessing the couple frozen in time. The surrou

na began to say, her

instincts abandoned, as she stared at the

ismay, her voice drawing the

the revelry, tall and handsome, was none

y lip so tightly that the pain allowed me to mom

ood aside, ready to teach th

rward and gently pulling her hand,

years together flashed in my mind lik

f she were to expose Jayce's true nature, his position and auth

anger, her eyes fixed on the girl beside Jayce, holding

rs of her having questionable relationships with several succeeding Alphas of nearby wolf packs, but I never thoug

im, her fury catching the attention of the onloo

terjected, my lips pursed as I gently clasped her hand, though deep down, I knew my efforts to salvage

visage. She seemed on the verge of erupting into flames, clenching h

de, and the two of them disappear

patting my back. Tears streamed down my cheeks, falling onto Le

set over scum like that. Everything

ired tonight would soon circulate among the pack, leav