Julian sat on a couch, his head thrown back. The ceiling spun, making him dizzy, so he squeezed his eyes shut. In front of the couch was a coffee table laden with empty beer bottles.
He had no idea how much he had drunk, but it was too much. All he wanted to do was lie down, sleep, and forget everything. If only that was an option for him.
All he had wanted to do was protect the people around him from harm. He had done everything to keep everyone happy, or so he had thought. But look at where that led him.
After everything he had done, it did not matter. It was not enough. He fixed one thing and broke another. There was just no winning, and he was tired of it.
He had broken his mate bond for his pack’s sake. Back then, he had thought that as long as he did what was required of him, eve
