-Valerio- It was so bad. Worse than I could even imagine. My mate wanted to die! I had finally gotten her back, and now she spoke of dying. I thought Chris was having a hard time. I even thought the problems he had with his mate were bad, but mine had now gotten worse. Octavia had given up, and I had no idea how I was going to help her. She had been through hell. I could not blame her for wanting to die and make it all go away. I wasn’t sure anyone could blame her for that, but that didn’t mean I was going to allow her to die. No, that was not going to happen. I loved her, and I would never let her go. I know, selfish, but weren’t we all selfish creatures wanting people to stay alive for us, even those who hated life? But there was also more to this. If Octavia died, then Connor would