Elaina
The vibration from his voice did something to me. Layers of fear and years of distance were torn, moments I’ve tried to bury in the depths of my heart ripping open.
I stumbled to my feet, legs trembling like they couldn’t hold my weight. Wiping my bloody nose with the back of my palm, I stood there. Motionless. Watching as my mate reluctantly let go of his beta.
His gaze snapped to me. And the moment our eyes met, the world stopped.
His expression was a mixture of rage, shock, and disbelief, twisted together as if he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Well, maybe he shouldn’t. After all, I should have been dead. Banished. Gone.
I wanted to say something. Anything. But my voice is caught between my throat as the heat of recognition flared between us.
There stood the man
