Megan POV

I stared at him for a few seconds and then let out a breath I didn’t know I had been holding.

“You should have just let me die.”

Balin frowns, “Why?”

“I’ve–” My breath catches. “I’ve got nothing left in this world, Balin. I’ve got no one left. Everyone I loved is dead. My brother, my mate, my child. What’s the point of living?”

He studies me and then responds, “I am aware that wolf shifters live in packs, that your kind heavily depends on your bonds with each other. But we all come into this world with some purpose. You mentioned that your mate and your brother...