Chapter 57

• I could hear the birds chirping. A glorious morning it was. The sunlight streamed through the curtains, casting a warm, golden hue across the room. But despite the beauty of the morning, a heavy weight settled in my chest. The events of the previous night replayed in my mind, tainting the brightness of the new day with a lingering sense of regret.
• Leo lay beside me, his arm draped over my waist, his breath warm against my neck. His presence, usually comforting, now only served as a reminder of the chaos we had unleashed. I stared up at the ceiling, my mind swirling with thoughts, each one darker than the last.
• The stigma of what we had done was already settling over me like a suffocating blanket. The whispers that had followed us after that kiss were nothing compared to what would come now. The pack had been harsh, unforgiving in its judgment, and that had been just over a kiss. Now, with what had happened between us... I didn’t even want to think about it.