Rugal's POV
As the sun came up and I finally started to come back to myself, I couldn't help but feel more broken than I had ever felt before. Not only was Leyla hurt, but the bond with Sophie was limp, lifeless, damaged and stretched. Raw as it was, I could feel my heart breaking in my chest. She hadn't rejected me, had mated with Leyla and I, and for what? To be taken from us after a single night together?
Leyla was whispering calming things to me, soothing me through our bond, trying to bring me back to humanity, but what if I didn't want to be human. Sometimes the simpler brain of the wolf was easier. The desire to protect my pack and to keep those I loved near me a safe haven without space for worry. In my humanity I could think of possibilities, could know that maybe Sophie would
