Chapter 18

Finally, the silence became unbearable.

“You disappeared,” I said, the accusation slipping out before I could stop it.

“No warning. No explanation. Nothing. You just left.”

He slowed his pace but didn’t stop, his jaw tightening.

“You think it was that simple, Elara? That I wanted to leave?”

I stopped walking, planting myself in his path and forcing him to look at me.

“I don’t know what to think, Dante. You were supposed to be part of this pack, part of—” My voice faltered, but I pushed on, hardening it.