Ella “Duncan. Please, don’t joke with me like this,” I smiled with such hope in my soul, shaking him gently, trying to get him to look at me. His eyes were void of life, and my heart was breaking in pieces at the sight. Tears kept rolling down as I held his cold hand in mine, his neck bruised from the suffocation that the evil bastard caused. “Don’t leave me,” I added in a broken tone of voice as I leaned down to kiss his lips, mine shivering in fear and sadness. I was angry and filled with guilt. This was all my fault and now Duncan was dead. As I sobbed loudly, I could feel the presence of my father’s Lycan as he crouched in front of me, his big paw stroking my cheek in reassurance while he wiped my tears away. With a low grunt, he lifted Duncan, carrying him upstairs as everyone bowe

