"But I was too selfish. I used the power to give back the life that was taken away from my child instead."
The forest, bearing witness to the confessions of the past, stood silent and unmoving.
The blond's slightly trembling palms held the weight of an alternate reality, a path not taken, as Yves grappled with the consequences of his choices.
The ghosts of lost moments lingered, and the air crackled with the echoes of a life forever altered.
Upon hearing the revelation, light beneath the Alpha's eyes flickered into darkness.
He moved closer with a heavy heart, the weight of the truth bearing down on him like an unbearable burden.
Kneeling before Yves, he lifted the latter's jaw with a gentleness that belied the profound sorrow etched across his face.
