I shifted, stepping out of my wolf’s form to the gasps of onlookers, and I ran to Ronnie. “What happened?” I knew there was a cave-in, obviously, but I needed to hear how it happened so I could figure out how to save everyone.
Ronnie pulled me into a hug so tight it squeezed the air out of my lungs. His breathing was ragged as he pulled back to kiss me on my temple. “I’m so f*****g sorry, Aim.” I pulled away only to see his eyes overflow with tears. “It was my fault.”
“What was?” I looked up at my uncle, and he pulled away.
“He’s dead because of me.” He shook his head as a sob broke through. He looked back into my eyes as more tears trailed down his face. “He stopped answering, and I can’t get through to him.” He screamed, and the sound would haunt me for years to come.
“Beta Ronnie.
