Alex took me to Joy's house when he saw l wasn't relenting, and l must say that when l got there, l understood why he didn't want me to come here. The place was eerie quiet because apparently, Joy asked everyone to leave her alone. l felt her grief and pain even before l saw her and my heart broke for her. She doesn't deserve any of this. l sucked in a tortured breath when l opened the door to her room. She was sitting on the floor holding her knees and staring into nothingness. l ran towards her and held her and cried for her. "Do you remember how we dreamed it would be like?" She said out of no where and l nodded. Joy and l always imagined our future with our mates, but this wasn't what we dreamed it would be like. My dream had been shattered 7 years back, but hers had been shattered