Kane When we were back in the bedroom the first thing I saw was the pile of stuff I had thrown onto the bed before we walked out. It was a slap in the face reminder that my words, or lack thereof, had caused her so much pain she had wanted to leave me. Because our connection was so strong it was easy to forget that she was not a wolf. She was used to human relationships and breakups. She had no concept of how severe rejection was in mates. She thought by leaving she was doing me a favor when ultimately she would be killing me - killing both of us. This conversation couldn’t be put off any longer. Plus there was something else I needed to address with her. The nagging voice of Onyx had been in my head since Kalli had first mentioned Lachian possibly protecting her. Then she had done it a

