King Braedon POV
He looked up at me with tears brimming in his eyes and nodded, getting to his feet and swaying slightly. "Thank you Your Highness" he choked out and then turned away, stumbling and staggering as he made his way towards his home, weaving as though he was drunk, desperation in his steps as he sought to get away, needing the solitude that only being somewhere like his home could bring.
I watched him go with regret on my face and then began to head back to the pack house. Once again I had failed to keep a pack member safe and it was not sitting well with me.
Julia stopped me just inside "The poor girl, did she..." she said in a hushed tone, a hand to her trembling lips.
We were alone in the front foyer. "She didn't do it to herself," I said quietly, causing her eyes to
