Aurora's POV
My breath caught.
Clara?
The memory hit me like a fist.
The way she screams. There was blood everywhere.
The words cut across her skin: Stay out of family matters.
I swallowed hard, forcing the nausea down. “I want justice for her just as much as you do. But you’re falling apart.”
“Don’t talk to me like I’m weak.”
His voice cracked at the moment and
that really hurt more than his anger.
“I’m not saying you’re weak,” I whispered. “I’m saying you’re drowning. And you’re pulling the whole pack down with you.”
“You’re the reason the pack is split!” he snapped, his voice sharp like a blade.
The words sliced straight through me.
“If you had stayed out of Nightbane affairs—”
My eyes burned. “So now it’s my fault?” I asked without looking at his gaze.
He ran a shakin
