Chapter 143
I watched Grace closely. She sat as far away from me as the car allowed, her body shaking like crazy from the cold. The heartbreak she was feeling was flooding the bond, and I knew it was only a fraction of what she actually felt, and right ow, there was nothing I could do to help. She wanted space, and I would give her a little since it was my fault she felt like this.
I couldn’t shake the image of her in the snow. Her knees drawn up to her chest in utter defeat. The sobs that racked through her body. The sound of her cries. She had looked so broken. She was so broken. And it was my fault… I had thought that calling upon Sandra to help free her wolf had been a good idea. I had wanted her to be free so she could protect herself like she had with Ethan. All I had wanted was to give her a weekend away and some freedom… However, all I managed to do was make her feel like a failure.
The only thing I could do was hold her tight. I hated that I was the reason she felt so heartbroken. I had been so sure I was doing the right thing for her, only to completely let her down.
Eventually, Leon had forced us to come inside, worried even though we were wolves and Lycan, we were going to freeze to death. Grace had carefully untangled herself and walked inside without a word. Silently, with all the unspoken words between us, packed everything in the cabin that had been scattered all over the cabin over the last 6 days.
And now, we sat on opposite sides of the car, the silence hanging heavily over us as we approached the packhouse. She hadn’t moved in over an hour. Her blonde hair sat in a messy bun on top of her head, and she was turned in her seat, so she was staring directly out the window. Tears were still pooling in her eyes, but she was no longer letting them fall. I knew there was nothing I could say to make her feel better. She had been through hell this weekend and I seemed to be nothing but fucking useless to her.
“Grace?” I tried when the car stopped.
But she didn’t move. I wasn’t even sure she recognized that we weren’t moving anymore. She just stared out at whatever she was looking at but not really seeing.
I got out of the car, and walked around to her side, opening it up slowly, so as not to alarm her. She blinked in surprise as the sunlight hit her face, and she looked up at me helplessly.
“Rhys?” She whispered in surprised.
I held my hand out to her, and she took it reluctantly. There was something about the way she was slowly moving that triggered my brain into thinking your hurt.
“Are you hurting?” I asked, not sure I really wanted to know the answer.
“Hurting?” A small sad smile crossed her lips. “Yes. But hurt? No.”
I sighed and pulled her into my side a little tighter.
“I’m so sorry.” I told her.
She shrugged me off, putting a little space between us.
“You have nothing to apologize for.” She said, turning to face me, but there was still a horrible few inches between us.
I have every reason to apologize.” I told her, forcing myself to respect the distance she put between us.
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Chapter 143
“No.” She placed her hand on my chest, the first contact she had initiated in hours.
“Grace…”
No. You did what you thought was right. You were trying to help. You believed in me even when you shouldn’t have. It “wasn’t the bindings that was holding me back from shifting. My wolf or Lycan or whatever the hell I am isn’t strong
enough to shift. I am not strong enough to shift.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
