066 - She's Dead

ALTHEA.

“She’s dead… No. She’s dead…” I kept mumbling as I held on to Blade’s desk for support. My knees were buckling, and I felt I would throw up at any moment.

All the insecurity I felt about Soledad came crashing in and shattering, which was what left of my hope that Blade was all mine.

I knew Dalton wasn’t lying because he didn’t know who Soledad was at all. In this pack, only Blade and I knew about her.

“What do you mean she’s dead?” Thalia asked as her hands held my arms, supporting me so I wouldn’t stumble.

“I am Blade’s second chance mate. Soledad was the first. She died in a rogue attack almost six years ago. Her death was the reason Blade abandoned your pack. He couldn’t accept that he was not able to save her.”

“And nobody told us about this?”

“Fabian knew, and so did Alpha Stone.” My eyes were blurry with tears, but I saw the way the Beta couple glanced at each other. I couldn’t see their eyes, so I had no idea if they pitied me or if they thought I had gone cra