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.

whatever this is, I can’t

happened?” I ask,

didn’t survive breaking the mating bond,”

voice, as if she doesn’t really care, or is uncomfortable about having to

and done

then her words really hit me.

Didn’t survive.

I stutter out

expression even

I’m afraid so.”

he’s so strong,” I reply, totally

surviving when we broke the mating bond never even crossed my mind.

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

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

a shudder of grief going through my body,

again. “This can’t

know,” Karolina continues, as if my whole

falling apart around me right now. “In light of

have decided to let you off from your part

punishment. You may retain the

in name only. The control

Leithrow and Havelock–will remain under

the

I agree, but in that second, I can’t care about any of it.

now existing in a world where Aaron is no longer

alive.

called Rathborn mansion and told them the news,” Karolina says curtly. “Someone will be here shortly to pick you

for me to say

the room, shutting the door soundly

behind her.

I can do is sit

that’s

can’t cope with

I just can’t.

don’t know how to live when Aaron isn’t by my side.

how long I sit there, unmoving, barely

ceased to

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