HE TOOK MY HEART I WILL TAKE HIS PARK

ything seemed to reverberate in Selene's ears, each sound amplifying the silence that weighed down on her.

of the turmoil that churned in her chest. The burning sensation in her legs-exhaustion-should have been

pa

thers did. Her heart had been given to the Alpha, and in return, he had taken it and thrown it away like a di

the cold bite of the night air wrapping around her like a suffocating blanket. What was she sup

he wasn'

overhead, its pale glow filtering through the canopy above. She didn't know where she was going, but

at had once felt whole, once felt safe with the Alpha's touch. But now, it was just a hollow echo of

rything. Her heart. H

it all away. Witho

s. But she couldn't stop. She couldn't turn back. She wouldn't be that girl again-the girl who was too weak to stand

he cold was nothing compared to the fire that burned inside her

ll as a shadow flitted across her peripheral vision. Her wolf stirred res

e called out, so

ready knew. The rogue stood before her, his eyes soft but guarded

he said quietly, stepping toward

r heart pounding. Her instincts screamed to run, b

n't outrun what's inside y

ds suddenly choking her. She didn't know what she was doing. She didn't know what to feel. Everyth

ontinued, "won't be fixed by running. And it won'

fusing to let him see the c

me," she snapped, her voice

or resistance, his eyes held something else-understanding. "You're ang

rage-both coursing through her veins like a toxin. She wasn't going to survive this

"Done with him. Done with everything. I'm not th

g almost... sympathetic. "Then let the broken parts die.

him. She just wanted the pain to stop. She just wan

s a place for you here. But you have to

ible? Could she ever find her way back to something whole? Or was she doome

. He was no longer just a stranger. He was the one who understood the kind

etly, but the words were hollow. "I

knew it wasn't true. She was tired

t that felt like it could crack the earth ben

t the fire of vengeance that had burned so hotly before. No. This

hing in her throat, but they were hers. "I'll ta

t something shift inside her-a quiet confidence. She would ris