Chapter 258

LEAH

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.

place and whatever this is,

I ask, my stomach churning.

the mating

doesn’t really care, or

and

words really

Didn’t survive.

I stutter out in

nods, expression even more closed off.

afraid

he’s so strong,” I reply, totally

Aaron not surviving when we broke the

just can’t wrap my head around how I could have survived

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

whisper, a shudder of grief going through my body,

again. “This

also know,” Karolina continues, as if my

right now. “In light of these

the Council have decided to let you off from

Tobin’s death with light punishment. You may retain the

Alpha in name only. The

Havelock–will remain under

for the

if I agree, but in that second, I can’t care about

now existing in a world

alive.

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

me to say anything else, simply

leaves the room, shutting

behind her.

do is sit there

don’t want to move, because that’s going to make it

with Aaron’s death

I just can’t.

live when Aaron isn’t by my side.

I sit there, unmoving,

has ceased to have any

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