QUENNOR’S POV
I am a fool, no, worse than that. I’m the kind of man who destroys the one thing he was meant to protect. The moment her eyes met mine across the lobby, I knew she had seen everything. Her expression shattered me, shock, betrayal, pain so raw it was as if I had stabbed her in the chest myself. I stood frozen, watching helplessly as she bolted from the room faster than my heart could break.
I didn’t have it in me to follow her. My body wouldn’t move, as if rooted in place by the weight of my own choices. My wolf was pacing, growling with fury inside me. You’ve pushed her away, he snarled. You’ve done this. You ignored my warnings. I told you to break off this cursed engagement.
His voice cracked with sorrow. You’ve lost her… and I will never forgive you.
I bowed my head
