Gabriel walked away.
And this time?
It felt final.
I was stunned, staring into the empty void he’d left behind, my heart racing, a whirlwind of thoughts I could not settle.
I wanted him to be able to walk away.
Hadn’t I?
I told myself that I needed space, that I needed time, that I wasn’t ready to let him in again — but now, standing there, feeling his absence fill my chest like a cold weight —
I wasn’t sure anymore.
I blew out air sharply and pushed the thoughts aside.
I had more important things to worry about.”
The Games. The pack. The fact that Lucian was still out there, circling, watching, waiting for a c***k.
I had no time for Gabriel and his tortured feelings.
And yet—
A spine-chilling wail pierced the eerie stillness of the night.
I froze.
It wasn’t just any howl.
