The Broken Alpha
Lily twisted the ring around her finger, her throat too tight to speak.
Rose nodded at her, and Lily nodded back. Understanding thrummed between them, and then Lily stepped towards the crowding trees surrounding them. The bedroll bounced against her back. Rose bit her lip.
“Goodbye, Lils,” she murmured, throat bobbing around the words.
Lily couldn’t bring herself to speak. Flames crackled and popped in her chest, and she let Rose see them all as she met that familiar, warm brown gaze. She hoped that Rose understood, and then she turned away.