Kiss My Corpse
"It's okay, Alpha. I know you're just overwhelmed with grief."
She paused before carefully asking, "Alpha… are you in so much pain because you loved Luna?"
Connor stiffened, like a wounded beast backed into a corner. "Love her?" He let out a bitter laugh. "That's ridiculous! I only married her to secure her father's former allies, to strengthen my position."
Then, a shaky breath escaped him, a single tear betraying his carefully constructed façade. "So why… why this unbearable hurt?"