(Alexander)
I sat on the ground, staring at the blood soaking into the dirt.
I couldn’t move. I couldn’t think.
Ethan was gone.
Selene sat beside me. She didn’t say anything. Just stayed close until I finally forced myself to stand.
I wiped my face, but the tears kept coming. I hated it. I hated feeling like this.
But I hated even more that I couldn't do anything to bring him back.
Pack members started gathering. The ones who stayed hidden during the battle were coming out now, pale and shaken. Maya and Jake were among them. Even though Jake was human, I could see it hit him too.
Selene walked beside me as I stumbled toward the pack house. Logan caught up with us halfway there. His arm was in a sling, his face bruised. But he was alive. So were his warriors—bloodied, hurt, but stan
