ROMAN
My heart hurt watching her speak. And when she dropped those dreadful words, I momentarily stopped breathing.
She did not understand how dangerous it was for her to stay by my side. Forever? That was such a cruel joke. In every possibility I could see, she would end up dying. There were too many variables. The odds were against her. But...how could I tell her that?
"Solana—" I started to say, but she cut me off.
"You don't understand, dearest. Even if I'm in pain. Even if there's a boulder in my chest, it wouldn't matter as long as I'm here with you," she said, reaching for my hand.
"I want to live, Alpha. For the first time in a long time, I, Solana, want to live," she went on to say, stealing the air from my lungs.
She was so beautiful. Her heart was such a beauty too. But wo
