She gave me sight, I lost her forever

what was once his home. The moon, a silent witness to his reign, began to

ouldn't see. He could barely stand. His steps were clumsy, dragging, each one more painful than

his destined mate, had rejected him when he needed her most. And with that abandonment, she imposed

onfire in the middle of the forest, inextinguishable, fueled by a single truth: he swore he would return

hey banished him, trampling his name, burying the Alpha's legacy under indifference and co

ere! I found

g weapon and headed to the spot where Helga was calling her.

ere?" She knelt beside the body, trembling,

ing the car. He's badly hur

him?" Helga a

is name escaped Lyra'

What on earth happened to him? We can'

ft him. She shook her head; she wasn't going to leave him there, not him, no

him lying here like a

and if we arrive empty-handed, you know very well we coul

are; she was alwa

forcing us to hunt," Lyra scoffed, as she forcefully lifted Kael's body. Wi

espite her rank, she was strong, proud, untamable. Before returning, they bought enough meat to av

a. I'll take

e trouble we'll get into if

. "But I take responsibility

gan placing damp cloths on his forehead, trying

r shoes," Helga muttered before leaving, cl

stayed by his side. She cleaned every wound, monitored his breathing, cares

the window of that humble cabin. Lyra, exhausted from her vigil, slept re

as tha

n the forest... nor in his mansion. He was in an un

red hoarsely, his thro

d, seeing him conscious,

pha

amn scent!" he growled to himse

hurled the cup of water to the other end of the room. With uncontrolled fury, h

ease," Lyra covered

om the forest? Why didn'

't leave you like that. Please, you'

erce shout. "Nobody wants your stupid compassion. I don't w

ou out of the pack, they want you dead. I'm just

no hatred in her gaze; he had never loved her or acknowledged

, and especially not out of compassion!" Kael snapped

kened and broken, betrayed him. He barely managed to sit up bef

now was his sense of smell, and the smell of Lyra's home disoriented him, preventing him from moving

roached to help him, but h

ie than stay here with you. Y

t, infinite strength, willing to do anything for him. But everyone laughed at her silent love; no one took seriously the desire o

ore. But his legs, fractured from the beatings he received before h

he embraced him from behind, catching him in

she embraced him, wa

me. Even if you wish you had never woken up here. I'm not le

excessive fury ran through his body, and without thinking,

were the last woman on Earth, I wouldn't care. The fact that my mate rejected me doe