Elsa Laroche is part human, part wolf. She and her pack rule half the territory in her town. The other half is ruled by their rival pack, the Starks. But when Elsa and one of the Stark alphas begin to fall for each other, they must decide what to...
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine."
~Maya Angelou
Elsa
Even after doing the presentation with Spencer and confirming it was possible to die from a broken heart, I never thought I'd be the one to experience it.
But yesterday, turning my back on Spencer, letting him commit to a marriage he was whole-heartedly against, there was no way to explain my emotions. The only thing I could compare it to was feeling like my heart shattered like glass into a million pieces that could never be collected and put back together. I felt like I was slowly, painfully dying. If I told anyone, they would think I was overdramatic, and then they'd go kill Spencer for doing this to me.
Not to mention, having him tell me I was his mate had shaken me. I wondered if I would've been better off not knowing. Maybe then I would've been able to move on after convincing myself we weren't meant to be together.
But now, I knew we were.
Finding a mate was rare, but it happened. Josie had found hers in Hunter, my mom in my dad. I wanted a love like theirs, and I'd had it with Spencer.
Well, for a time being, I did.
"You sure you're going to be okay?" Anna asked, sitting on the edge of my bed. She'd finished getting dressed half an hour ago. I would've been done around the same time if I had the motivation. But the dread hindered my speed.
"No, but I have to be. This is just as hard on Spencer as it is on me, and maybe if he sees me being strong, it'll help him," I replied, sitting next to her to put on my new shoes. I had to say wearing Christian Louboutin helped my mood a little bit, mainly because they were these stunning black lace, peep-toes I'd had my eyes on for a while. Still, they weren't enough to get rid of the knot in the back of my throat, which had been present since I broke down on Killian.
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"Pretend you're sick or something. Mom and dad would let you stay home."
"No, that would raise suspicion on their side and on the Stark's side. They already suspect Spencer and I had a thing. If I didn't show up, it'd seem like I didn't want to be there because I couldn't handle it. I'm not giving either side the satisfaction of confirming that."
"So, you're going to torture yourself in the process?"
"It's half torture, half satisfaction. Hopefully, the latter is more powerful."
"Maybe you'll be in the back in a place you can slip out unseen before the kiss."
I snorted. "I doubt I'll be that lucky."
Anna took my hand in hers, giving it a light squeeze. She could sense the severity of my pain, and it was one of the times I hated our twin connection. I didn't want to make her any more miserable than she already was just by seeing me down, but that wasn't working. Most of the time, I could stop her from feeling things I did and the same with her, but every once in a while, we experienced such overwhelming emotions, we couldn't hide it from the other. Today was one of those times.
