Astrid POVBlood covered my hands, it was warm and sticky, dripping slowly onto the cold marble floor beneath me. I stared at it blankly, my entire body trembling as another sharp pain tore through my chest. My breathing came out uneven, broken, every inhale feeling like shards of silver slicing through my lungs.I was dying and my mate was watching me die.I slowly lifted my head, Alpha Caspian Ravencrest stood only a few feet away from me, tall and untouchable in his black clothes, his golden eyes cold enough to freeze my soul.Once upon a time, those eyes used to make my heart race but now they looked at me with hatred, pure hatred.“You should’ve been the one in the grave instead of Nora.” His words shattered what little remained of me.My lips trembled. “C-Caspian…”“Don’t say my name.” His voice turned sharp. “You lost that right a long time ago.”A painful ache spread through the mate bond between us, suffocating me worse than the blood filling my lungs.I lowered my gaze weakl
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