pte

ncient clock. Kieran stood straight, his arms crossed on his chest, the gaze fix

e finally asked, her

t see what you expect from me,

s piercing her family like blades. "No, Kieran. She f

ould be faced without consequences. "With all the respect I owe you, Sylvia,

mmediately. "You made this commitment. And

ted admitting it, but she was right. Elena had never been a priority for him. Not

ou think I chose it randomly?" That I put my heiress

dark look. "So w

ighed her words. "Because you needed her, Ki

hat it would not work," he gro

t what he refused to admit. Sylvia, however, knew

red, almost gently. "W

is hair. "You already know. I couldn't g

l and implacable. The woman he had loved in the past, lost in a blo

understand. But Elena was not there to fill a void, Kieran. She

. "And what do you want me to do now, huh? She left! I c

hard look like stone. "It is not a quest

most for himself. "She will not come bac

o destroy you," cut Syl

at it with confusion.

ho breaks the link with his alpha becomes an anomaly. A breach in

s. "Do you think it is a threat?

ter all that you made him undergo, do you

and patient, transformed into a figure of rebellion.

," he said sudden

you to decide, Kieran. If it becomes a threat, if it attracts

at. I will find her. I'm going to talk to him

d by cold determination. "So you'll better hurry

it, he had to find Elena. Not just for the pack. Not only for Sylvia. But fo