However, Ronan didn't leave. Instead, he set up a crude tent on the barren plain outside my camp.He stayed there day after day.He began to imitate his younger self, doing clumsy things.At dawn, a bouquet of wildflowers, still wet with dew, would appear outside my tent.In the afternoon, he'd carefully place burnt toast at the camp entrance.I looked at those flowers and felt nothing but bitter irony.When I needed Ronan most, he gave me only coldness.Now that I no longer needed him, who was he trying to impress with this belated affection?This rotten relationship had to be cut off once and for all.One full moon night, I walked to the altar before the whole pack. I was going to initiate the ritual to dissolve the mate bond.The moment I lit the silver candleholder, Ronan lost control.Ignoring the guards, he stumbled forward and dropped to one knee before me."Don't… Carly, please…"He clutched at the hem of my skirt. Tears were streaming down his face, and there wasn
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