Alpha Kade's Regret

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bag in front of me. My chest felt heavy, but I couldn't cry anymore. I had shed all

ack. Not where every corner, every face, ever

, though no one was there to hear me. "Th

. Let them talk. They d

ng," I admitted. "

said softly. "We can't heal here. We need

ould only suffocate me. It was time to leave, to find a new pat

but the door creaked open anyway. Rachel stepped insi

ell. "Sele

"Rachel, I can't do this a

trides and grabbed my hands. "You can

. "It doesn't feel like home anymor

y. "So what? You're just going to let Kade w

if I stay here. Everywhere I go, I'll see him. I'll see Aria. And I'l

o cares what they think? You're stronger than

hat could happen to me. But this... this feels like I lost a piece of myself. The o

de might have rejected the bond, but you're still you. Yo

ike her anymore

e gently. "Then let me help you find h

y tears back. "I love you, Rachel. You've always been the

ng to her sides. "And where will

t yet. But anywhere

she said, her voice trembling.

f for once. I need to find out who I am without Kade, with

rily. "Fine. If you're so determined to leave, I won't s

d softly. "But staying h

owing hard. "Prom

yth

someday," she said, her voice

then nodded

ling me into a tight hug. "I'm going

too," I said, m

wiping her eyes. "Be safe, okay? And if

id, though I wasn't

me one last look,

last look around the room. It had been my san

d aloud, more to m

. It's time to f

s were quiet. Most of the wolves were still asleep. I kept my head down as

sensation prickled at the back of my neck. I stopped and g

spered. "Do y

her voice low. W

rt. The faint scent of a rogue drifted through

we run?"

calm. If they atta

e careful and deliberate. The feeling of being watched d

order, the sensation eased s

We need to put distance

p my pace, the forest

t. Each step away from the Shadowclaw Pack was

ay," I whisp

We w