Xavier POV
Just like that, she was gone. I watched the lights fade from the car, my face contorted into a scowl as the pain continued to course through my veins, the mate bond severed on one side, while mine remained intact, so long as I refused to accept it. I stared blindly at the ground before me, unable to believe she had been able to leave so easily, yet knowing that all of this had transpired because of my stupidity and foolishness. My hands slowly curled into fists, the nails digging into my flesh sharply and drawing blood, while I could feel the gathering storm clouds above my head. My wolf whimpered from the pain of losing his mate, from the rejection she had uttered, and from the knowledge she might never return.
"Xavier", Thomas's voice is cautious as he speaks from behind me
