*Zander*

“Alpha, I am so sorry.” Ruth’s voice quivered as she fought back tears. “I had only left for a second. Just a second, then she was…” Her voice trailed off, unable to finish her sentence.

Walter stood beside her with a hard expression on his face. His eyes watched me carefully as he kept a close distance to his mate. I knew that he was worried I would lash out at her; that I would ring her neck for losing my most precious thing to me.

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