"You just made all this up!" She screamed, her voice cracking. She stepped toward him, her eyes wide and frantic. "You're lying! You're just saying this to make me feel guilty, to twist the knife! You're a liar, Kael! A liar!"

Kael didn't even flinch. The walls he had spent years building around his heart slammed shut with a deafening finality. He didn't try to convince her. He didn't offer proof. He didn't even look at her with the love that had defined the last few months. His expression was a mask of cold, dead stone.

"Leave my pack. Right now," he said, his voice devoid of emotion. "I don't...