Zoe laughed through her tears, a manic edge to her voice. "You i***t, Ethan! I won't die! But you? You're as good as dead. You'll spend the rest of your life tormented, knowing you killed Melody and your pup. You deserve this!" Ethan thought it was over. He accepted his fate calmly. Sentenced to three months, Ethan lost his job, his reputation in the legal pack utterly ruined. Three months later, he walked free, only to spot Zoe on the street, out on medical release. She was loaded with luxury shopping bags, her pup by her side, looking every bit the happy family. His soul froze in that moment. He tracked down a friend, who sighed, "The Meadows pack may be down, but they're still stronger than you. Zoe's out, and she probably won't see another day in a cell. Ethan, you've got nothing

