RONAN
Darius found me two hours before I was meant to present myself for the punishment. I had not gone home, but was in the pack offices just staring out at nothing.
I had not slept and had not even tried to.
"You don't have to do this," Darius said, and I could feel the desperation in his voice. It was the desperation of my best friend and not the beta. When I turned to look at him, I saw Kael standing behind him in the doorway. He was still bandaged up but his face was full of fury. He had decided to join Darius in his fight, but they did not know there was no convincing me. I was going through with my plan one way or another.
"Listen to him," Kael said. "Listen to reason, Ronan. This is absolute madness," He said, even gesturing angrily like that would drive his point home.
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