Rhea
When I gather enough strength to draw myself from him, I do it with exhaustion, drained of all I have to give physically, emotionally, and even magically, without caring whether Eric and Jessica, who could return at any moment, would come in and see the body of the man who had devastated their realm here with my tears over it.
But it’s when nothing happens to him that I finally begin to lose hope.
I raise my eyes to find Aiden watching me, and I go close to him, lifting him into my arms and going to kneel by the body. I'd failed to do it while he was alive, but I could try my best to make amends by doing it now.
“See,” I whisper, wiping a tear that comes down my cheek. “That's your father, Alpha of the Silver Crest Pack. He was the most powerful of his kind, and you would have b
