The pain. There is so much pain. It’s moving from my chest, pulsing outward, every part of my body rages with burning pain. The real pain had already begun before I renounced my title as Alpha, from the moment I saw Celeste scent her mate.
I could have told her to accept his rejection, held her through her own pain, taken care of her and kept her for myself, but she would have been of little use to my plan without her wolf. I should never have let myself fall in love with her. My feelings for her complicated things. It’s what began my downfall. I’d be mad, but I love her too much.
I shift, letting Ace take over as I slowly stumble into the depths of the rogue land. Randall had already taken my girl west to his home. Perhaps if I head in that direction I can get across the border
