what was once his home. The moon, a silent witness to his reign, began to
ouldn't see. He could barely stand. His steps were clumsy, dragging, each one more painful than
his destined mate, had rejected him when he needed her most. And with that abandonment, she imposed
onfire in the middle of the forest, inextinguishable, fueled by a single truth: he swore he would return
hey banished him, trampling his name, burying the Alpha's legacy under indifference and co
ere! I found
g weapon and headed to the spot where Helga was calling her.
ere?" She knelt beside the body, trembling,
ing the car. He's badly hur
him?" Helga a
is name escaped Lyra'
What on earth happened to him? We can'
ft him. She shook her head; she wasn't going to leave him there, not him, no
him lying here like a
and if we arrive empty-handed, you know very well we coul
are; she was alwa
forcing us to hunt," Lyra scoffed, as she forcefully lifted Kael's body. Wi
espite her rank, she was strong, proud, untamable. Before returning, they bought enough meat to av
a. I'll take
e trouble we'll get into if
. "But I take responsibility
gan placing damp cloths on his forehead, trying
r shoes," Helga muttered before leaving, cl
stayed by his side. She cleaned every wound, monitored his breathing, cares
the window of that humble cabin. Lyra, exhausted from her vigil, slept re
as tha
n the forest... nor in his mansion. He was in an un
red hoarsely, his thro
d, seeing him conscious,
pha
amn scent!" he growled to himse
hurled the cup of water to the other end of the room. With uncontrolled fury, h
ease," Lyra covered
om the forest? Why didn'
't leave you like that. Please, you'
erce shout. "Nobody wants your stupid compassion. I don't w
ou out of the pack, they want you dead. I'm just
no hatred in her gaze; he had never loved her or acknowledged
, and especially not out of compassion!" Kael snapped
kened and broken, betrayed him. He barely managed to sit up bef
now was his sense of smell, and the smell of Lyra's home disoriented him, preventing him from moving
roached to help him, but h
ie than stay here with you. Y
t, infinite strength, willing to do anything for him. But everyone laughed at her silent love; no one took seriously the desire o
ore. But his legs, fractured from the beatings he received before h
he embraced him from behind, catching him in
she embraced him, wa
me. Even if you wish you had never woken up here. I'm not le
excessive fury ran through his body, and without thinking,
were the last woman on Earth, I wouldn't care. The fact that my mate rejected me doe