The Crushing Truth

Kael

I watch Elira walk away from me, her steps steady, and my heart aches fiercely in a way I cannot possibly hide. Every single movement of hers feels utterly final, like she is not just walking out of the pack house but forcefully walking out of my life forever.

I desperately want to stop her, to violently grab her wrist, to beg her on my knees not to go to him, but I simply cannot. She is completely bound to Wane now. She chose him—or maybe I pushed her so hard she ...