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

ask, my stomach churning.

the

care, or is uncomfortable about having to

over and done

her words really hit

Didn’t survive.

stutter out

even

I’m afraid so.”

he’s so strong,” I reply, totally

not surviving when we broke the mating bond never even crossed my

had the power of three Alpha’s!” I just can’t wrap my head around how I could have

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

of grief going through my body, painful and twisting,

again. “This can’t

also know,” Karolina continues, as if my

apart around me right

let you off from your part

light punishment. You may retain the

in name only. The

and Havelock–will remain under Council

for the foreseeable

as if I agree, but in that second,

existing in a world where Aaron is

alive.

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

wait for me to

heel and leaves the room,

behind her.

do is sit there in

that’s going to make

I can’t cope with

I just can’t.

how to live when Aaron isn’t by my side.

have no idea how long I sit

has ceased to have any meaning.

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