lpha Chester's POV My chest was hurting badly. I could hardly even breathe. No, it wasn't the injury. That was mostly healed now. But it was the desolation that came with knowing I caused my mate's pain. Again. Her screams of terror kept echoing in my head, I could feel her heart beat as if it was inside me. That wasn't even the worst pain. The pain I felt knowing she absolutely hated it here and hated me for keeping her here was terrible. I knew what I had to do yet I couldn't do it. Yes, I was selfish. Yes, I was afraid of living the way I had the past decades. Yes, I wanted my mate by my side. I shut my eyes and dived down the cliff, into the blue-green waters below. There was a grotto waterfall close to the fortress I was always took a swim at. I hadn't been here since I came with Icelyn and was going to show her this place after her first assessment test. But I was here alone. “You know you can still catch a cold even as Alpha, don't you?” I heard the keeper's voice outside
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