Aiden’s POV The door clicked shut behind me, the sound final. I had lost her. I stood in the silent, dim hallway, my forehead pressed against the cool wood. I was still trying to find a way to get Irina back, but the look in her eyes told me it was too late. I returned to my room, the party was still happening, but I couldn’t care less. Debbie was there; she would be the Shadow’s Pack representative. I needed some time alone. If this were my pack, I would have run to the forest, but here… I didn’t feel comfortable. Not a bit. “I told you to think, you didn’t listen,” Arlo scolded me. I can’t even retort because he is right. I may have cost us or a mate. Forever. I opened the door to my room, only to find the only person I truly hated right now, standing in the middle. L

