(Olivia's POV)

"Severing our mate bond..."

The words echoed in my mind like a death sentence. I felt as if a thousand wolves had clawed through my chest at once.

My throat swelled shut. I couldn't breathe, couldn't speak, couldn't think.

The suffocating pain crashed over me in waves. My knees buckled and I collapsed to the cold motel room floor.

I curled into a tight ball, wrapping my arms around my stomach where our unborn ...