‎' How could this happen? How does it always have to come out this way? I've got it all figured out but how could I be fooled,' Elia said in his mind, his jaw clenching as hard as his fisted balls. His chest rose and fell slowly as he gazed out of the window into the night with rage brewing through him.

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‎The failure and betrayal, he felt bittered failing to kill Kesler before he ran away. And how he once again failed to make the pack his after so many nights of scheming and sorting.

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‎' I can't fail, no, I can't,' he shook his head as...