Sophia's POV
Ethan had not returned to our house until after midnight.
I had spent hours waiting.
Walking from one room to another.
Listening to every sound outside.
The entire pack already felt different.
The whispers had grown louder.
People stopped talking whenever I approached.
Some wolves looked at me with pity.
Others with judgment.
And some simply looked afraid.
Something had happened.
I knew it.
I had known it since the banquet.
Since the way Aria looked at Alpha Damien.
Since the way he looked at her.
The front door finally opened.
I stood immediately.
"Ethan."
He didn't answer.
Moon Goddess.
He looked terrible.
His eyes were swollen.
His face was pale.
His shoulders were slumped.
For the first time since I had known him, Ethan Thorn looked completely brok
