Apphia

He opens his mouth to speak, but no sound comes out, his eyes filling with liquid.

"She died," I croak.

I feel tears build in my eyes, and my body is shaking. " All this your fault. You convinced her to leave the pack in the middle of the night, and we were ambushed, probably by that mage you worked with!" I accuse angrily.

"I arranged for her to leave the pack safely, but she didn't trust me enough. Harper forsook the plan and decided to leave the pack on her own," he spat. I remember my mother's words. They might come. He betrayed me and was eager to...