Casper
The bond between Lilith and me is gone. It wasn't broken in rage or violence. It is just gone. I had hoped, stupidly, that a bond with Serene, even a fake one, would fix what I was missing, but now that is gone too.
I used to think losing a mate bond would feel like something tearing through my chest. Like a wound. Like something stolen. Instead, it feels like silence after a door closes.
Final.
And I know exactly when it happened. It wasn't at Serene and my mating ceremony. It wasn't when Lilith stood against Victor. It wasn't even when I chose Serene at what was supposed to be our mating ceremony.
It happened the first time I chose comfort over truth. My wolf knew then, he tried to warn me, but I just didn't listen.
I stand alone in my family's west wing office
