The tears that are running down my face splash across my palms positioned on the ground below me, smearing the blood and the dirt that is on my skin. I lean back and sit on my feet, rocking slightly back and forth as I stare at my hands.
He's gone, and I am hollow.
"I can't," I sob to myself.
This isn't right. Ryker has family, school to complete and a pack to look after. There is more he needs to do. It isn't his time.
Someone took him from this world and from me, just like the other students that were found on campus.
I can't lose anyone else. Not after just finding him, someone I care for, and not after losing my parents. Not after losing my human life and all that I once loved. I am just starting to find meaning in the world I found myself now in, and I can't lose any piece of it.
I clutch my chest, feeling the emptiness inside of me where there should be a bond to Ryker.
"I can't," and I won't. I can fix this.
