Ophelia was stunned to her core listening to the words that came out of Rowan’s mouth. Seeing him, she had never thought that he would have had to suffer a loss as grave as losing his own mate.
“By the Goddess…” she breathed, placing her hand on her heart, “I’m sorry, Rowan. I did not realize…”
Rowan was staring at his hands in his lap as he sat on her bed, facing her. She could not even imagine herself going through what he had. And now it made more sense about how he could not care less about who was the Luna of his pack.
“It’s okay, it’s been two years.” He answered in a vulnerable tone. She had never seen this side of him. Most of the time he was guarded, wary of her, of showing his feelings openly. But as of right now, she was simply watching a man hurt because of the hand that l
