Ronan’s POV Sadness had quickly morphed into anger for me. I tried to calm myself, trying to convince myself that this was not about me. She did not reject me because she did not want to be with me. This was beyond me, and I had to respect it. She had her own issues that she was going through that she had to resolve on her own, and I had to respect that. But despite all of that, I still couldn’t calm myself down. Everything felt so flat and depressing in my life. I tried to tell myself that it was just because of what had happened between Alana and me, but I knew the other part of the reason why I felt this way. My beta was gone. He was not just that to me. He was my best friend, and he meant everything to me. He was the only person that I could always count on to do the right thing with

