Lying in my king-sized bed, I had never felt so restless. The fluffiness of the cotton itched my skin and made it crawl. With a lot of work on my shoulder, I couldn’t help but feel tired every day. A surge of pain burst out from my back as I touched it. Of course, I winced at it. It was from yesterday’s fight. I had made Gryphon’s pack my number one priority, I had to protect what I owned with all I had, after all, I was the Alpha of the clan.All my life, I’d been able to hold on to what I owned tightly, but I had not held on to who I loved for the past ten years and six months—oh yes, I was counting. I had lost my love trying to protect her. My hand reached where the picture of hers was placed—next to my heart. I fished it out with my fingers, fingering the texture of the paper used in printing the picture.I saw her face again. I got to see this face over and over again for the past ten years. This exact face. I smiled at the picture, savoring the moment of it. Yolian’s auburn hair