Chapter Fifty Seven

A month. I had bed sentenced to bed rest because the pain was so bad.

There wasn’t any medicine strong enough for my Alpha metabolism, which meant I was on my own.

My wolf was barely there and I knew it was only a matter of days before she disappeared for good.

I wouldn’t be able to survive without her so, I would perish as well.

I didn’t regret my decision, even after all this. I did what I had to.

I needed to protect my pack. My only regret was how I had hurt Kelly.

I should have left him to his life. Bringing him here was a mistake.

I had survived 23 years without a mate. I didn’t need to involve him but, I was selfish.

The one thing an Alpha couldn’t be.

My family and friends were all pressuring me to call Kelly and have him take back the rejection, but I couldn’t.

I had no right to barge into his life again and ask that of him.

Honestly, part of me was scared. Terrified that he wouldn’t want to take it back, that he’d take pleasure in seeing me wither and die.

That my death could