I think it’s true what they say after all, that being single is more stress-free.

Now that I am free from both Alphas for the meantime, I relish the quiet. The roaring of my head is gone. The tears have dried up. Though those emotions lingered.

As I packed my things to depart for the Blackmoon Pack, I texted Axel to clarify something. “I mean it when I said we’re done, Axel. It was not only because of your fight with Archer. But something more. Still, give me time to think if we should ever...rekindle the spark that once set our hearts ablaze.”

Then I turned off my phone until...