Chapter 238

He struggles to keep her, gripping her in a way that should make me jealous because of how intimately he’s trying to control her, but it doesn’t. My overwhelming sadness and despair rationalize why he has to and why it’s the only thing he can do now. My Luna's heart is kicking in to bleed for the loss of one of our own and the deep sympathy for the heartbreak of another. Despite his strength, he’s struggling to keep her tied to him and has to force her down to her knees with him so he can gain better control of holding her in a hug. He locks eyes on me, his own shining with unshed tears that rip my heart to shreds, and I cough as I choke with sudden sobs that escape of their own accord. Wracked with heartbreak of my own. I know he feels like, somehow, he did this. It’s his fault that he failed as Alpha to protect Tawna, but I can only shake my head at him as my warm tears roll chaotically over my cold cheeks and the air around us falls deathly still. I only feel an ounce of the pain I