I blink my eyes open and grimace when I realize my whole body hurts.

I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck. And a train. And then a steamroller.

Every muscle aches and every joint hurts and for a minute I can’t remember what happened.

And I don’t know where I am.

In some kind of office, and I’ve been left lying on a narrow cot.

Just as I sit up, the door opens and Karolina comes in.

In that second, all the memories of the past days come flooding back, and I gasp, my hand flying to my chest.

I feel so empty.

The absence of my mating bond with Aaron is like a black hole inside me.

It’s a void at the very center of my soul that’s never going to

be filled.

“Good, you’re awake.” Karolina is carrying an electrolyte drink, which she brings over and hands to me.

I take it with a murmured thanks, immediately worried about how grim she looks and the general negative vibe she’s giving off.

“Is everything okay?” I ask, but then feel stupid for asking that question.

Of course everything isn’t okay.

I’ve just been forced to reject my mate and break our mating bond, and my husband–the love of my life–is going to be

executed at the next full moon.

“I’m afraid I have some bad news,” Karolina says, crossing her arms and avoiding my gaze.

I squeeze the electrolyte bottle until my knuckles ache,

wanting to escape this room before I have to hear whatever it is that Karolina’s going to tell me.

in place and whatever this is, I can’t escape it.

happened?” I ask, my stomach

breaking the mating bond,”

doesn’t really care, or

it over and done

her words really hit me.

Didn’t survive.

I stutter out in disbelief.

even more closed

afraid

I reply,

surviving when we broke

power of three Alpha’s!” I just can’t wrap my head

the most powerful who fall

body, painful and twisting, like I’m feeling the mating

again. “This can’t be happening.”

know,” Karolina continues, as if

right

decided to let

punishment.

The control of all

Havelock–will remain

the

but in that second, I

in a world where Aaron is

alive.

news,” Karolina says curtly. “Someone will

doesn’t wait for me to say anything

the room, shutting the door soundly

behind her.

sit there in frozen, silent grief.

to move, because that’s going to make it

I can’t cope with Aaron’s death

I just can’t.

how to live when Aaron

idea how long I

to have any meaning.

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