_Aaron's POV_
The pain that gripped my chest in that nightmarish moment felt like an unrelenting vice, and I struggled to breathe as my world crumbled around me. The emotions that surged within me were a tumultuous storm, a maelstrom of betrayal and despair.
As I stood there, trapped in this heartrending scene, I felt a touch on my chest, gentle but insistent. A voice pierced through the haze of my torment, calling my name. "Wake up, Aaron, wake up."
The words seemed to come from a distant place, a lifeline thrown to me in the depths of my despair. Slowly, I began to regain awareness, my racing heart gradually steadying its frenetic pace.
Opening my eyes, I found myself not in the dimly lit hallway of the pack house, but in the warmth of my own bedroom. The moonlight that had spilled t
