Nicholas

　　The darkness inside me stretched endlessly. The ache vibrated through my body, reminding me of what I'd lost. I'd been so confident. But, the truth was, now I was a husk. My mate had been torn from me, and with it my soul had been plucked away. My throat burned from my howl and though my brothers had joined in, we couldn't overcome the truth. Erina had been taken away.

　　We'd lost, and I'd never lost before. I was trying to comprehend how to deal with it. ...