If you like music while you read, try "Stay" by Thirty Seconds to Mars. It's what I was listening to while writing this scene!
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~ LHARS ~
While the other Alphas moved away towards the crowd that was slowly curling out of site on the trail, Kyelle looked up at him.
Sasha was speaking quietly with Zev, so Lhars pulled her aside, away from the others, though he knew they'd be overheard.
Kyelle put her hands on his chest and fisted his shirt, opening her hand and smoothing it, before gripping it again. He held her arms and stared down at her, but she wouldn't meet his eyes.
"This isn't it forever, Kyelle," he whispered. "I'll see you at the cave and then—"
"No," she whispered back, her throat bobbing. "I have to focus on the females, on getting them through safely," she said, her voice tight with regret. "If I turn to you in that… it's not fair. None of them have mates to hold them."
