I barely sleep.
Every time I close my eyes I see tomorrow. The Council. Their faces. Their judgment. Adrian forced to choose between me and everything he's built.
And I know what he'll choose. He already told me. He'll choose me.
Which means I'm about to cost him everything.
His pack. His position. His legacy. Everything his father built. Everything he's sacrificed for. Gone. Because of me. Because he won't let me go.
The guilt eats at me. Twists in my stomach like broken glass.
Maybe I should just leave. Disappear before the meeting. Save him from having to make that choice. Let him keep his pack and his position and his life.
But even as I think it I know I won't. Can't. The bond won't let me. My heart won't let me. And Adrian would hunt me down anyway. Would find me and drag me b
