I counted down numbers in my head when I finally laid on my bed, hoping to find some peace, sleep, and silence, but I got none. My wolf was quiet again, like he wasn't even there, and his absence left a hole in my heart. I could barely close my eyes because each time I tried, I saw Seren, then I saw her. The woman whose screams at the dungeon tormented me, whose silence tormented me, and whose body ached at my touch.
I growled, getting up from the bed. My ice grew around the walls, more dangerous than I had ever seen, still, the cold had nothing on me. I swallowed and stepped out of the room.
The Keep was quiet, too quiet, and the silence killed me. There was no one in sight, except for a few soldiers at the gate.
I stepped out into the night and allowed the cool air to wash against my
