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Thor
ss, and the light it cast was soft, yet as cold as a tombstone. I knew the words. As an Alpha's daughter, I'd
c, finally broke the suffocating silence. His voice was a low, sorrowful
nt it was like the last breath of a
voice, when it came out, was eerily
was almost harder to bear than the diagnosis itself. "A rejected Mating Bond
ooden desk. "It's a slow process, but it is irrev
The words seemed to burn into m
ter night. His voice, a deep, resonant baritone that should have been my comfort, was instead
gony that felt like my bones were splintering. I gasped,
ot break.
reath, I forced
his concern palpable. "I can gi
ut firm. "Thank you, Elias. Bu
ingrained command of an Alph
ather, Alph
, the words tasting like ash. "He cannot be distracted. My pack... the
duty was always the stability of the pack. M
dly scroll. My hand was steady now,
see the plea in mine. "Promi
his shoulders slumped in a heavy sigh of
and walked toward the door. Eac
die?* Lyra's voice was a wh
silently. *But we are
e, rich with the scent of pine and damp earth. It was the scent of my power
ad, I followed a narrow path behind the c
my reflection a pale, haunt
om the small pocket of my dress. I touched th
ancient words curled into black ash. The
d and let the ashes drift into the flowing water. They
f my strength. My legs gave out, a
ndiluted despair washed over me, and I curled into a tig
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