The Alpha's Abandoned Mate
a mother asked, gripping her child close.
“Because she crossed somewhere I can’t follow,” he said, looking down at his hands. They trembled. He curled them into fists slowly, trying to steady himself. “She went beyond this world. For me.”
The group fell silent.
Wind stirred again, spiraling upward, catching the silver petals and pulling them into a soft dance around him. Ryder didn’t move. He let the light brush against his shoulders, let the glow reflect in his eyes, let the world see what he felt , a love so vast it had survived curses, gods, war, death, and sacrifice.