VA

ity and dragged me beneath him, a

esperate attempt to shield my pup. But his claws, like lethal blad

argeted my face. A scream erupted from me as a deep

belly, he stru

, please, Ragnar,

is canines sunk into my flesh, and his claws dug mercilessly i

ciating torment, sobbing and beggi

was unbearable, but the agony of

the cliff, my consciousness nearly slipping away from th

forever, you fool!" he roared

repulsed, an expression

have a child with you? What a waste!" He kicked me with unb

MATE BECAUSE OF YOU!" he bellowed, un

, my face swollen, my tongue heavy, a

han, and that stupid old witch said you would bear

to leave my woman for you because you were infatuated with me! She had given me th

tacle like you, and you told me you were carryin

life again, Savannah. T

e, and I stared

to say

n love, but I had never forced you to love me back. How could you dec

ed and broken, I fe

r for this injustice, but I couldn't. I didn't have an inner

from my parents' violent deaths

ut I knew it wasn't true. I neve

er all," he said with cynical finality, and with a

elow. I gazed at the dark sky and the shadows

by. I couldn't

*

er wounds hea

r, especially since Valen rescued her from t

l alive. The damage to her body is horrendo

nd a pain so intense it felt like death itse

assed or where I was, but when I op

small room and realiz

voice suddenly said, and

ut my vocal cords s

uld speak right now because of the wound on your n

ything. I reached for my stomach, trying to

ssed me back down, but I needed to know. I need

ntently, then at

s completely destroyed, your womb perforated, and your pup... didn't s

espair, my soul shattered. My lips trembled along with the r

s have to h

around me have to tu

y did something so terri

I need you now! Bring the s

a hoarse cry, a scream that chi

then I realized: it was me... the mis

*

w knew a man had rescued me fro

ack, not far from

I wanted to cool my face, I hesitated. I w

ays, it took all the courage

he-wolves now bore a horrendous scar that stretched across my

d's life and my ability to bear

knew it wouldn't. I didn't have the same

ut slowly, and t

es of the she-wolf who had been caring for me.

at soon they would have to ask me to leave. Packs didn't just ac

idn't need them to throw me out. I had already m

*

lost soul, the bandages on my wounds soa

legs kept moving

knew exactly where to slip through unnoticed-I ha

I had done for the

ding into the shadows as quickly

could do strange things. For instance, when I didn't wa

y greatest allies, amplifying

in the distance-coming from the yard behind

slippers and a worn-out dress the sh

no longer hide my happiness. I'm finally going to marry my belov

when I saw them-smiling, kissing in front of

ous Alpha Ragnar, celebrating their union, while I was me

s. Hypo

ing dresses, made up with my things, st

nd to everyone in this pack-and worse, blind to the man w

had told me about my

romised her someth

with rage. I waited-like the deranged psychopath I had become-watching t

*

ing down the dimly lit hallway. I could hear

rough the crack of t

Moonlight spilled through the large glass window, illumi

... Mmmm... come on, Ragnar, tell m

urself to that stiff... Ride me in her bed, com

y ears, and it was the final

e, I threw mys