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lence of the border that marked the territory of the Silver Moon pack, watc

e finality laced within it. "You're no longer a part

attered cloak I'd thrown over my shoulders. "You'll regret this, E

ssessed. "Regret? The only regret I have is not refusing yo

her arm hooked possessively around Ethan's. "Don't make this more d

again. They'd stolen my dignity, my future, and my heart. But I w

and walked away-my footsteps he

y wolf whimpered inside me, broken and silent since the rejection. I t

pered in my head. "You were

n't real. It was my own mind turning on me

oly. Images of my childhood flashed before my mind: Clarissa's

once, his eyes cold and unfeeling. "

th a sob tearing out of my throat. Decades of pa

id. "Why wasn't I enough?

a rustling of leaves and, in the d

my throat was dry, and the cold seeped into my bones. Still, I kept mo

e shattered when I came upon a small clear

h, I set a thought for Ethan. His mean words, his

And more than anything, I hated

nd unfamiliar. My eyelids felt heavy, but I forc

e?" a gruff

d. "We should leave her.

ly. "She's been through somethi

ugh me, and I tried to move,

voice said again.

There was no such thing

rm inside and well-appointed in its interior. The pine scent and t

r and with piercing eyes. His dark hair

sked, his voice lo

ttered, my voice

I'm Alpha Kade. You're on Nightshade territor

t I swallowed them back. "I was reje

lashing with something I couldn'

d finally. "Rest. We'll ta