A X E L
I watched as Freya helped Rosalie into the bathroom. She was trying to be strong, but I could see the fear in her eyes. I could see the pain. And it killed me.
I mind linked my beta, my voice dangerously low.
He responded.
I walked out of the room, closing the door softly behind me. I needed to clear my head. I needed to focus. I couldn't let my emotions get the better of me. Not again.
I walked down to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. I chugged it down, the cold liquid doing little to soothe the fire burning inside me.
"You're going to run yourself into the ground, you know," Selene said, her voice soft.
I turned to see her leaning against the doorframe, her arms crossed over her chest. She was watching me with a worried expression.
"I'm fine," I
