Chapter 227: Second Chance

Zarek’s POV

The news hit me like a physical blow. Vance and Rowena Hawthorne would be leaving tomorrow to attend Elara's marking ceremony with that... Mirageborn Alpha.

I stared out the window of my office, watching snowflakes dance against the darkening Alaskan sky. The pristine white landscape that had always brought me comfort now seemed to mock me with its emptiness.

"She's really doing it," I