“You can’t mean that.” I hit her arm, but she shook her head.
“You don’t understand. We handled you, but I was terrified you were going to die. Having a heat without a mate was bad enough, but adding your shattered heart on top of it nearly did kill you.” Her face was a mask of rage. “There were a few days were you refused to eat or drink. You whittled down to nothing.” She looked down at her hands. “We you came to, your wolves were fighting for your life, so you didn’t see much of a difference. But at the height of your heat, your heart stopped beating.” Toya met my eyes. "But even after all of that. I knew Rowan was doing it because he cared for you and didn’t want to ruin you." She nodded as she sighed. “It took a long time for me to realize that.”
I nodded. “Yeah. Me too.” I sat bac
