(Ethan's POV)

This night was extremely long.

I knelt before Olivia's door, my Alpha pride cast aside as each passing second became an agonizing torment. My wolf whined beneath my skin, exhausted and remorseful.

The cool night air carried Olivia's scent from inside the cottage. So close, yet unreachable. My mate was just beyond this door, but the distance between us felt infinite.

My knees ached against the hard ground, but the physical discomfort was nothing compared to the weight of my guilt. I deserved far worse for what I had done to Olivia and Lily.

Hours passed. The moon traveled across the sky, casting shifting shadows around me. Still, I remained, head bowed in shame.

Dawn approached, painting the horizon with pale light. Birds began their morning songs, oblivious to my suffering.

I had been here since 3 AM, and now the sun was rising. My body was stiff, my muscles protesting, but I wouldn't move. Not until Olivia acknowledged me.

My wolf, usually so proud and dominant, lay subdued within me. We both knew we deserved this penance and much more.

(Olivia's POV)

I woke to the soft ping of my phone. A message from Lucas Blackwood.

Rubbing sleep from my eyes, I opened it to find a video. The timestamp showed it was from last night.

The footage showed Ethan's Shadow Ghost parked outside Victoria Frost's residence at Rosewood Haven. Despite myself, I felt a pang seeing his car there.

Today was both Lily's death anniversary and Emma's birthday. Of course he would be with her.

The video continued. Ethan's car pulled away from the house, engine revving as he accelerated down the private road.

Then something unexpected happened. Emma appeared in the frame, wearing only thin nightclothes, barefoot in the cold night.

car, her desperate cries clearly audible through Lucas's enhanced

I'm sorry!" Emma's wolf's desperate whines echoed in the night

didn't stop. Even when Emma fell, her knees scraping against the

the ground,

me to see Emma's downfall, to

my chest. This was retribution. Victoria and Emma deserved every

pack was the ultimate punishment for

my phone. The security

from as early as 3 AM

security system had registered it. I wasn't moved by this

have discovered the truth about Emma. Perhaps he finally saw

typed a message to Lucas, thanking him for the video and inviting him for breakfast. Then

have ignored Ethan completely. He could kneel until his wolf surrendered to

had caused me and Lily. No amount

hands, I unlocked the door and pulled

at me, his face gaunt, amber eyes bloodshot.

croaked, his voice

remorse as he continued, "I was blind. I trusted Victoria and

them use me to

something I'd never seen before.

have sinned," he whispered. "I am so sorry to you,

his face as he recalled the past. "I remember

she made that coffee mug for me at

deepen his regret. "I was never there for her. I

damage done to our

a lifetime trying to make it up

broke. "Lily is beyond my reach now. Her spirit

by his remorse. My emerald eyes were cold

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