lac's
voice shaking as I turne
I had never begged before, never thought I would have t
to remember the vows we made, the promises he ha
st," he had told me, his
leaving ruin in her way. He swore nothing would change, that I would
sp it. His silence cut deeper than a blade. My hands clenched into fists, nails
ars, carved with our pack's history, seemed to lean inward as if they, too, couldn't bear to witness this. He killed all my trusted warriors, making
s buckled, and I sank to the cold stone. The impact barely registered. My dress
rything to. His broad shoulders were squared, his jaw set, his golden eyes colder than I had ever seen. Thi
he was breathtaking. To me, she was nothing but a viper wrapped in silk and secrets. Her lips curled into a smirk triumpha
, unyielding warriors were on their knees, heads howed, Silver chains bound their wrists and ankles, the el. He is the proud of
his shame. My mother's fierce eyes were hollow now, empty of hope. The woman who taught me to
wn the sob clawing its way u
cracking. "If you ever loved me
ng through the sil
tilting her head. "Love h
its prey. In her hand, a dagger gleamed under the dim light.
," she mused, "if
punch to the gut. Before
de
whispered. "I
led the
de spun through the
hey had always been. But now, they were filled with
truck. A sic
ver burned through him. His fingers trembled, reaching-reaching for me-
N
from my throat
r him despe
fore I could touch him one last
ruck my mot
hilt, as if she could undo it, as if she could will the blade awa
ze fou
e my whole life-now filled with something else. Regret.
words came. Just a
sed beside
it me apart. My parents my home, my anchor were gone. just like t
d me whole. My wolf surged forward, her growl shaking the hall. M
lding her from my wrath. His golden eyes bore into mine,
him. My love was
believed in, had been an illusion, sh