Elira POV
The gates of Blackthorn Pack opened and every bit of strength inside me disappeared.
The massive iron gates towered over us like the mouth of a beast waiting to swallow me whole again.
Kael carried me out of the car without a word. My body felt weak.
The healer had forced herbs down my throat before we left Nightfall territory, but the pain in my stomach still came in sharp waves.
Now I am back here, to the place that broke me.
Pack warriors lined the entrance path as Kael walked forward with me in his arms.
Then whispers started. “She came back?”
“I heard she ran away.”
“She’s pregnant…”
“The rejected omega?”
I shut my eyes tightly.
Kael’s arms tightened around me as a warning.
The whispers grew louder anyway.
“She escaped and still got dragged back.”
“So pathet
