TRADING MY CHEATING HUSBAND FOR THE LYCAN KING
How he sulked like a kicked puppy over the room arrangements, how his stupid chuckle made my stomach flip, how his smile — rare and real and devastating — makes my heart race even now just thinking about it.
My cheeks are hot despite the cold. My pulse won’t settle.
I know the answer. I know the stupid, pathetic, terrifying answer to Rayana’s question.
But I shake my head anyway.
“I don’t know,” I admit. “I don’t… I don’t know if I’m capable of loving someone anymore. Of loving him correctly.”
Rayana’s expression softens. The sharp edges fade, and for a moment she looks almost human. Almost kind.
“You are,” she says quietly. “Trust me, Ember. The broken ones love hardest. We just need longer