The Broken Alpha
Despite everything, she managed to force a smile of her own in return.
“I’ll miss you,” she said quietly.
“I know,” Rose said, smirking even as a lone tear dripped down her cheek. Then she sobered, wrapping her arms around herself. “And – I’m sorry, Lils. I’m sorry that I wasn’t a better friend, after… after everything.”
“Me, too.”
“It’s not your fault.”
“S’not yours, either.”
Silence fell, broken only by the whisper of wind arching through the thick boughs above. Lily twisted the ring around her finger, her throat too tight to speak.