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.

in place and whatever this is, I can’t escape

happened?” I ask,

breaking the mating

or is uncomfortable about having to

and done

her words really

Didn’t survive.

He’s dead?” I stutter out in

expression even more

I’m afraid so.”

so strong,” I reply,

going on, Aaron not surviving when we

of three Alpha’s!” I just can’t wrap my head

the most powerful who fall the hardest,” Karolina

through my body, painful and

over again. “This can’t

continues, as if my whole

apart around me right

have decided to let you

with light punishment. You may retain the title

Alpha in name only. The control of

Leithrow and Havelock–will remain under Council

the foreseeable

in that second, I can’t care about

in a world where Aaron is no

alive.

told them the news,” Karolina says curtly. “Someone will be here shortly to

me to say anything

heel and leaves the room,

behind her.

I can do is sit there in frozen,

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

can’t cope with

I just can’t.

when Aaron

how long I sit there, unmoving, barely

to have any meaning.

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