a P

na's limp fingers, shatter

a sharp punctuation

Root had done its work perfectly. To the naked eye, an

her skin cooling rapi

he hard lump

e your spirit, my Luna," I

't journeying to the ancestors; it was simply t

nked open the doo

ng the panic to shred my v

three

te of the Luna to arrive. When he finally

wal

ed into his pockets. He looked at the bed, staring at

done?"

is knees in anguish. Just

rage that I carefully masked as grief. "Her heart gave out. Th

silk robe, looking as though she had been inconvenienced by a nap

ripping with synthetic sorrow.

tence. A smile tugged at the corner

ce flat. "I don't want the Pack to se

split second. "She died of a broken heart,

g to the surface in a warning snarl. "Watc

n't go to the bedside to touch her one las

the ashes where Elena had burned

soot. "The Pack needs stability. Candida, go p

, horrified. "Her bo

" Jackson said, turning his back on

Burn it. Bury it. I don't care. Just make sure it's gone bef

dbye?" I asked, tears o

yes a long time

amed at him, practically skipping as they turn

a. The silence they lef

d to her sleeping form, my

o move

ng her from the world. I gathered her few remai

the bedside table. The Fated Mate bond n

felt heavy in my palm, weig

I threw it int

begin to melt, symbolizing the absolute

he was terrifyingly light, a f

the shadows of the forest, toward the waiting

ack House blazed through the w

em cel

ncing on an