Nate I’m not sure how long I sat in the bathroom of the hospital room. I was lost in my grief. Why would they have killed her? Or maybe she had to kill herself to protect me. My stomach and chest twisted painfully at the thought of her hurting herself for me. To protect me. “Duke, do you know what happened?” I begged him to tell me something, anything. “Her wolf didn’t come forward. So I don’t have any answers for you.” He whimpered. I’ve never cried this much in my life and the tears just wouldn’t stop flowing. I didn’t even know a person could cry this much. My heart felt like it was broken in my chest and I didn’t want to live the rest of my life without her. No one should ever have to live without their mate, the other half of their soul. “Nate?” My father was in my head. Had

