Chapter 52\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both of them looked shocked, and utterly helpless. They looked like they\u2019d been prepared for something worse, but this revelation, was worst and heartbreaking, than the bombshell they\u2019d been\u00a0<\/p>\n
bracing for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their eyes shifted from shock to pity, and suddenly I was angry. Furious, actually, though I wasn\u2019t sure why. The emotion hit me like a tidal wave, and I needed somewhere to direct it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
11%2\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned toward Tristan. \u201cYou think nobody will understand how you feel, but I do. Because I\u2019ve lost a child\u00a0<\/p>\n
too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh my God, Ath,\u201d Orion said, reaching out to hug me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I slipped away from his embrace, seeing the hurt flash across his face. I felt bad about rejecting his comfort, but I couldn\u2019t handle being touched right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was angry at myself. Mad because I\u2019d chosen the wrong man. Mad because I\u2019d let Daxon destroy me over and over again and hadn\u2019t been strong enough to leave. Hadn\u2019t left until I\u2019d lost the opportunity to hold\u00a0<\/p>\n
and love my baby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because I was stupid. Because I\u2019d walked out on my pack and family. Because I\u2019d been selfish and weak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did you lose the baby?\u201d Tristan asked, his voice deadly quiet. \u201cWas he the cause?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded, unable to speak past the lump in my throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan started pacing, his hands clenched into fists. Orion just stared at me for a long moment, then abruptly stood up and walked out of the room without a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I started to follow him, but Tristan caught my arm. \u201cLeave him be for a minute.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he\u2019s\u2026..\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook,\u201d Tristan said, pointing toward the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What I saw broke my heart into a million pieces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Orion was in the backyard, screaming as he shifted partially into his wolf form and then forced himself\u00a0<\/p>\n
back to human.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
20.35 Sat, Jan 3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 52\u00a0<\/p>\n
11%\u00a0<\/p>\n
I could feel his pain through our family bond it felt like my chest was being crushed. He was fighting for control of his wolf, trying to keep the animal from taking over completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He kept hitting the brick wall with his bare fists, over and over, with supernatural speed and strength. His wolf kept trying to emerge, but I could feel him holding it back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was the only way he knew how to deal with overwhelming emotion \u2013 physical pain that matched the\u00a0<\/p>\n
emotional agony.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His hands were already bleeding badly, leaving red smears on the wall with each impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I tried to run to him, but Tristan caught me and held me back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me go, Tristan,\u201d I said with a growl, feeling Claire stirring for the first time in days. \u201cCan\u2019t you see he\u00a0<\/p>\n
needs help?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBaby girl, letting him be is the only help you can give him right now,\u201d Tristan said firmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pushed against him with more force than I\u2019d ever used before, and he actually moved backward, shocked that I\u2019d been able to break free from his grip so easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was already running toward the door when he caught me again, this time lifting me completely off the ground and carrying me back to the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me go, please,\u201d I begged, tears streaming down my face. \u201cHe\u2019s going to hurt himself badly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe needs to hurt himself to get better, Ath,\u201d Tristan said, his voice gentle but firm. \u201cDo you understand what he\u2019s going through right now? He just found out that his baby sister lost her child because her mate\u00a0<\/p>\n
beat her up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u2019s voice grew darker, more dangerous. \u201cDo you know how I feel right now? I want to break something. I want to find that bastard and torture him, watch him scream and beg for his life. I want to sink my fangs into his throat and watch him bleed out slowly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I flinched at the violence in his words, at the pure hatred in his voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow imagine how Orion feels,\u201d Tristan continued. \u201cHe feels like he failed not just you, but everyone who trusted him to look after you. Like he failed as a brother, as an alpha, as a man. So let him get it out the only way he knows how. He\u2019ll be back when he\u2019s ready.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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