Something inside me broke, cracking right in two as her heart stopped.
I threw my head back and screamed my anguish at the thunderclouds. It was raw, and painful, and questioning. Why, when she was the most beautiful soul in this whole cursed world, why would they take her from me so soon? It wasn’t enough. It would never be enough. Red haze prickled at the edges of my vision.
The wolf was half-rabid with pain and horror, fighting against my control. If I gave in, I would be feral once more. But this time, I had nothing left to live for. If I gave in, I would murder every single person in the clearing, and there would be no one who could stop me.
I couldn’t give in, so I held him back with all the vicious sorrow pounding through my veins. I had to give my mate the burial she deserved. I
