My heart stopped the moment Antalya's body disappeared over the terrace railing. For a second, I stood frozen, unable to process what had just happened. Then reality crashed into me like a tidal wave.

"ANTALYA!"

I rushed to the railing, looking down to see her crumpled form in the garden below. She wasn't moving. Blood was pooling beneath her, and my wolf howled in agony inside me.

No, no, no. What have I done?

Without thinking, I vaulted over the railing myself, ...