CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU BEHIND

JAVION'S POV I knelt on the ground, my heart heavy with Daphne's pain, feeling the crushing weight of her rejection. I wanted to reach out to her, to hold her close and mend the broken pieces of her heart, but she had shut me out. I could only sit here, my knees sinking into the dirt, knowing that she was hurting and I was helpless to change that. Xander's mocking voice cut through my thoughts. He loomed over me with a smug grin plastered on his face. "Look at that," he sneered, his tone dripping with derision. "The great Alpha Javion, on his knees. I didn't think I'd live to see the day." The insult stung, but I barely registered it. My mind was consumed with Daphne. The pain in my chest was a constant ache, gnawing at me with every breath I took. I couldn’t focus on anything but the image of her crying, her anger, and the love that I knew was still buried deep within her, no matter how fiercely she tried to deny it. Enzo and Luca, standing beside me, were practically seething wit