Sebastian's POV:
The moment the bond snapped, I was in the coronation hall of the Silverfir Wolf Pack.
White flowers still lay before the statue of the Moon Goddess. On the altar sat the marking necklace I had prepared for Louisa. I spat out a mouthful of blood.
My power as Alpha erupted uncontrollably in all directions; stone pillars shook, glass shattered.
My wolf was howling inside my head.
"You drove her out. You shut her down over and over. And now she's done with us."
I went down on my knees at the altar with my fingers dug into my chest.
Only at this moment did I truly understand that every time I had severed the link with Louisa over the past five years, it wasn't silence she experienced. It was rejection. Not maturity. It was being forced to bear it alone.
After the bond
