Calvin's POV
Pain.
It consumed me.
It burned through my body like an unrelenting fire, sharp and merciless. My back—shredded, bleeding—throbbed with every breath, every tiny movement. But the physical agony was nothing compared to the storm raging inside me.
Kamrynn.
She had rejected me. Not just rejected me—she had torn me apart with her words, left me bleeding and broken in a way that no wound could ever match.
The love of my life. The mother of my children. My mate.
Gone.
My entire body shook as a sob wrenched itself from my throat. I curled my fingers into my hair, gripping it tight as if that could stop the unbearable ache spreading through my chest.
I had known. Deep down, I had known that after everything I had done, I might never win her back. That my sins were too heavy,
