Darius froze, taken aback. Of all the things she could have asked, this was not what he expected.
Shock rippled through him, but he schooled his expression, keeping his voice calm and steady. “Can you tell me the reason behind this decision?” He asked carefully, not wanting to push too hard but needing to understand.
Elaine’s gaze remained fixed on the water cascading down the rocks in front of them. Her voice was detached, hollow, as if her spirit had drifted elsewhere.
“Because I want to live. I want my sanity intact. I do not want to feel this pain. I do not want to be alone anymore. So many reasons, just pick one.” Her tone was so absent, so void of life, that it sounded as if she were speaking from outside her own body.
Darius’s chest tightened at the sight of her. No wolf should
