I raised one eyebrow at that. “You gave him dependence, Isabel. But you’ll come to learn how quickly Alex’s ‘need’ turns to disdain once he feels crowded or controlled. He doesn’t trust; he uses. He pits wolves against each other because that’s all he’s ever known.”
“You don’t know anything about us!" she hissed, the sharpness of her voice failing to cover the hesitation flickering behind her eyes. Her rigidity cracked just slightly, enough for me to pause.
“I know how this story ends,” I said softly. “It ends the same way every packless wolf’s story does—alone, bitter, while your wolf fades into nothing but memories of what it could've been.”
“Spare me the lecture!” she growled, her voice cracking. “I’ve already earned more in this pack than you ever dreamed, Aurora. I already took
