The hospital corridor felt like a tomb, heavy with silence and tension.
Elias's parents stood frozen before him, their faces twisted in disbelief.
"You've completely lost your mind." His father's voice shook as he pointed an accusing finger. "Throwing everything away for some woman... No. We refuse to allow this madness-"
"Then try to stop me." Elias's words came out low and deadly.
His eyes shifted to complete darkness.
Without warning, his Alpha aura exploded outward like a hurricane, tearing through the hallway with devastating force.
Kate collapsed to her knees, a tortured scream ripping from her throat. The pack bond was being severed from her very soul, a pain that could only mean exile.
Only the reigning Alpha possessed such absolute power.
"Please, no more..." she gasped through her agony.
