I was seething with anger. There was absolutely nothing that I could do. What was done was done. My inner wolf was completely silent. I thought she would be in pain too. I thought it would hurt more than this. Herd was gone.
I wasn’t going to accept it, but I understood what had happened too. I think I was just in shock. I calmly asked everyone there to leave, and they did without hesitation. Syl hovered a little and tried to hold my hand but I just moved it away. I didn’t want to feel his touch. He left the room with tears down his face. I could smell the salt in them.
I didn’t care about these feelings. He wanted to give up on us both. He deserved to leave. He didn’t deserve Herd. When Herd left the pack to search for me, their fated mate, Syl found another family and a new pack. He
