Chapter 35: My Mate, My Burden
Kaelan
As we walked, I realized she was different than I expected.
She was cold. She was sharp. She was completely unyielding. Every step she took in the snow felt like a blade being dragged slowly across my chest. This was not the Alex I remembered from our childhood. The girl I knew used to flinch at the sound of raised voices. She was the girl who always lowered her head in silence when Father spoke. She was the one who endured every bit of pain without making a sound.
But this Alex? This woman walked as if she had already severed every single bond that tied her to this pack. She looked like she had already left us behind in her heart. Every time I looked at her now, it felt like I was staring at a total stranger who just happened to be wearing Alex’s
