---- loved so much, only existed because she was buried here. While I was cremated and scattered to the wind. "T finally avenged you," he said dreamily, staring blankly into space for a long, long time. My wolf trembled slightly in rage. Love knelt there for a while. Lately, I'd noticed Leo zoning out a lot, like his whole soul had been sucked out of him. I didn't think it had anything to do with me, assuming it was just the emptiness that comes with finally achieving revenge. After all, he'd spent years fueled by hatred for me, so it made sense that he'd feel hollow now that I was gone. It did not feel good knowing the alpha I loved so much only felt relieved because I was now dead. Leo didn't leave the mountain until sunrise, and even then, he didn't head back to the villa. Instead, he went straight to the garage and drove ---- off. When I saw him heading to a rundown apartment complex on the outskirts of the pack, I realized what he was up to. Following his memories, he knocked on the door of Butterfly's puphood home, but no one answered. He knocked again, harder, several times, still getting no response. His agitation grew, and he started pounding on the door even more forcefully. The hinge of the door lifted at his sheer strength. This time, he woke the neighbors. "Who the hell-" a neighbor stepped out to ask in anger. The neighbor's words trailed off as he stared at Leo in shock, taking in the transformation from a scrappy teenager to a powerful Alpha. The neighbor swallowed his insults when he saw Leo. "What happened to the family that lived here?" Leo asked icily. ---- The neighbor's expression turned ugly, and he rolled his eyes. "They took the blood money for their daughter's life and split to enjoy it," he answered Leo. Leo's frowned again his words, like he couldn't stomach the neighbor's crude words. "Where did they go?" He asked dangerously. The neighbor's irritation grew, but he felt the energy leaking of the alpha and he eyed Leo warily. "How should I know? Who are you to grill me?" He asked with a slight trembled in his voice. It was clear he was scared of Leo. He thought Leo was a friend of the family and would hurt him at any moment. "I'm... her mate," Leo replied. The neighbor's eyes lit up with gossip. Suddenly calming down, as though felt Leo was the daughter's mate then it was fine to insult the family. ---- "You're the one she got conned, huh?" he sneered. "Too bad Butterfly was born into the wrong family. They sold her out without a second thought." I felt a pang in my heart and glanced at Leo's face. His eyes blazed with fury, and after a long pause, he spat out one word through gritted teeth: "sold...2"