The moment Theo and Alaric got to the hill, they both stopped in their tracks.
They transformed back to their human form, their hearts clenching painfully at the thought that Ember was no more.
Theo stepped forward, and Alaric held him back. His eyes welled with tears.
"Let's give him space," Alaric said, his voice sad and solemn.
He owed his life to Ember, without her sacrifice, he and the others would have remained dead. This debt, could he ever repay this debt?
Theo turned away from him, and tears trickled down his face. His heart hurt in waves, he felt everything was so unfair to his father and Ember.
How could the universe choose to torment a single person so severely? What kind of Karma was it that was so great?
Seeing his father hugging the tree sobbing, Theo's heart broke into thousands of pieces. His shoulders shook as waves of emotions ran through him.
…
Meanwhile, back in the Bloodmoon pack.
