Chapter 33 - Gone

-Stefan-

She was just in front of me.

She was standing in front of me.

So close and yet so far.

My Mate, I lost my mate, and I feel my world starting to fall apart. I haven't marked her yet, but the bond we have was strong that it felt like she was already mine.

How do I tell her our son about my failure? About how I lost his mother?

How can I even face him?

"Alpha!" My best friend Elias shouted as he shook my whole body. I wanted to tell him I'm fine, but my lips won't move. To be exact, my whole body was frozen, like literally, as I shivered because of the coldness I feel.

"What happened?" Someone I know asked. A woman's voice that I know so well, but I can't picture the face. Because right now, my whole being is screaming in so much pain.

I felt my body shaking once again as some called me Alpha once again.

"You need to wake up, Stefan," a woman said in panic, "Your son needs you. The pack needs you. Everyone needs you."

I know who I am. My role.

How can I forget?

It's the re