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.

whatever this is, I can’t escape it.

ask, my stomach

the

she doesn’t really care, or is uncomfortable about having to impart this news,

it over and done

then her words really hit

Didn’t survive.

I stutter out

expression even more closed

afraid

strong,” I reply, totally bewildered.

Aaron not surviving when we broke the

Alpha’s!” I just can’t wrap my head

powerful who fall the

body, painful and twisting,

over again. “This

know,” Karolina continues, as

apart around me right

to let you off from your

punishment. You may retain the

Alpha in name only. The control of all four packs–Rathborn,

Havelock–will remain under Council

the foreseeable future.”

that second,

a world where Aaron

alive.

“Someone will be here shortly to pick you up and take

for me to say anything else, simply turns

and leaves the room, shutting the door soundly

behind her.

is sit

want to move, because that’s

I can’t cope with Aaron’s death being real.

I just can’t.

know how to live when

I sit there, unmoving, barely breathing.

has ceased to have any

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255