Chapter 126

Nolan's Point of View

It was the perfect day for a funeral. Storm clouds brewed overhead. People were dressed in black. Wrapped in scarves and staring down into a dark pit.

It was a miracle it wasn't raining. That the sky relented just for this one moment in time. To commemorate the fall of someone.

The sky could mourn later. We wanted to mourn now. Was fully entitled to it, all things considered.

Even mother nature had a heart, after all.

Malakai had gone back home. Tail tucked between his. Back bowed.

His people needed him now. Feared that the rebellion and troubles would spill into their territory. he had gone back to appease them. Put their minds at ease.

Zayan was holed up in his room most days. Cried from time to time but always denied it.

But I was left to run two packs for the time being.

Rachel couldn't. Nor could Gaelan. The state they were in wouldn't allow for rational decision-making.

The other alternative was me. The one person on this earth that wasn't born to do t