GARRETT POV
*nothing breaks like a heart - Damiano David version*
Jax ran.
He didn’t ask.
He didn’t hesitate.
He didn’t slow.
Silas’ command hit us full force, a crushing pressure that slammed straight through bone and instinct, bypassing thought entirely. My body bowed to it before my mind could even form a protest. Muscles locked. Lungs burned. The order settled deep, absolute and unforgiving.
Leave.
Leave the battlefield.
Leave Silas standing alone.
Leave the sound of fire and screaming and bone snapping behind us.
I hated it.
Jax hated it.
But we obeyed.
Snow tore under our paws as we broke from the fight, Amaranta’s weight pressing wrong against my back. Too light. Too still. Her arms hung limp at my sides, her head lolling with every stride no matter how carefully I adj
