chapter 144: the alpha who waits

POV: Kael

“Why did he say you left him to die?” lyra asked, her voice sharp but quiet.

I leaned against the table, rubbing my temples. “Because it was the truth but I did not leave him; he made his choice like he always did.”

“He chose wrong,” she whispered. “and yet you carried it for him.”

“I carried it because I could,” I said. “Someone had to, someone had to survive what he could not.”

she moved closer, her eyes searching mine. “and ...