Kimi's blood ran cold as she stared at the two men before her. Tears streaked down her cheeks, though she couldn't say for which one they fell.
Her gaze shifted to Kolton, and everyone around her seemed convinced of her inevitable decision.
The crowd of family and friends nodded with knowing expressions. Christine, her mother, stepped forward with gentle urgency in her voice.
"Make your choice, daughter. This is what I've always hoped for you. If destiny has granted you both another opportunity, you must seize it."
Alpha Sean, usually so composed and authoritative, appeared shaken as he watched his son hover near death. His voice cracked with uncharacteristic vulnerability.
"Please save him. He isn't as terrible as everyone believes."
The same father who had spent years calling his son worthless now defended him in his darkest hour.
Watching his child slip away before his eyes was agony no parent should endure.
