Leila's POV
I didn’t expect waking up in this pack would feel like walking on glass every single day.
People didn’t talk to me much. They didn’t look me in the eyes. The only ones who ever made me feel like I wasn’t invisible were Henry and Elijah. Liam? He still looked at me like I was some kind of mistake.
And that hurt. It shouldn’t anymore. I cut the mate bond. I did what I had to do. But sometimes… when I caught him watching me, when his jaw clenched or he looked away fast—I couldn’t help but wonder what he was feeling. If he was feeling anything at all.
I didn’t know what to do with myself anymore. Until Henry found me sitting by the windowsill one afternoon, just watching the warriors train outside.
“You’ve been sitting here for hours,” he said gently.
I turned my head, forcin
