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.

frozen in place and whatever

I ask, my

survive breaking the mating bond,” Karolina

no–nonsense voice, as if she doesn’t really care, or is uncomfortable about having to impart this news,

over and

then her words really hit me.

Didn’t survive.

dead?” I stutter

even more closed

afraid

strong,” I reply, totally bewildered.

when we

Alpha’s!” I just can’t wrap my head around how I could have survived

sometimes it’s the most powerful who fall the hardest,”

going through my body, painful

again. “This

know,” Karolina continues, as

me right now. “In light of these

to let you off

light punishment. You may

The control

and Havelock–will remain under

for the foreseeable future.”

as if I agree, but in that second, I can’t care about any of

I’m now existing in a world

alive.

Karolina says curtly. “Someone

me to say anything else, simply turns

the room, shutting the door soundly

behind her.

do is sit

move, because that’s going to

I can’t cope with Aaron’s death being

I just can’t.

how to live when Aaron isn’t

how long I

ceased to have any

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