Chapter 11 +305 Coins Kane trembled as he collapsed beside the coffin , desperately searching for any small difference between the figure inside and Aria . His gaze swept over every inch , but he saw only the woman he had spent the last five years with , the woman he loved deeply . How could this be ? Just yesterday , they had spoken , and she had shown no signs of despair or any intention to end her life . No , it couldn't be true . His little wolf was just upset that he hadn't been there for her the past few days . She was only angry , throwing a tantrum -nothing more . Kane stretched out his hand to touch her face , trying to convince himself that Aria was merely asleep . " Little wolf , your skin is so cold . Let me warm you , okay ? Today is our mate ceremony . Are you really going to leave me here all alone ? " His voice trembled as he finished speaking . A staff member stepped forward , gently supporting him . " Alpha Kane , please accept our condolences . Aria has passed away . " Those words ignited a blazing fury within Kane . He shoved the staff member away with all his strength , his bloodshot eyes burning with rage as he roared , " No ! Aria isn't dead - she's just asleep ! " The staff member hesitated , then silently handed him a phone . " Alpha Kane , Aria took her own life yesterday at 6 PM . When we arrived , she had left a message for you on her phone . " Six PM ?! The mention of the time sent a jolt through Kane's chest . If he remembered correctly , he had ended their call at exactly 6 PM yesterday - right before he spent the rest of the evening with Julia . Kane's face went even paler . With trembling hands , he took the phone and opened it . What greeted him was a note , a few lines of text that pierced his heart . " Kane , you were the one who pulled me out of my desolate world when I was 22. You gave me a love like no other . These past five years with you have been the happiest of my life , but I never expected happiness to be so fleeting . In just five years , the man who once held me and promised to love me forever has disappeared . Half a month ago , I risked my life to undergo the awakening , just so I could fully sense your emotions for our mate ceremony . But I never expected that the first emotion I would sense after my awakening would be your desire intertwined with your beta . In these past two weeks , I've been broken , despairing , and finally , resigned . I've come to understand that there is no such thing as eternal love . I am grateful that you were once part of my world . But in my next life , no , in every life to come , I never want to meet you again . " Kane broke down before he even reached the third line . Tears , something he had never shed in front of anyone , now fell heavily onto the phone screen . His complexion turned ashen , and his entire body swayed as though he could no longer stand on his own feet . In the end , his knees buckled , and he collapsed to the ground . So , Aria had awakened her sensory abilities long ago . She had known everything . Images of the past two weeks flashed through Kane's mind - conversations with friends about Julia , moments of intimacy at home with Julia , leaving Aria alone to spend time with Julia before the bonding ceremony , and even allowing Julia to interrupt their phone call . The more he thought , the sharper the pain in his chest became , as though it was suffocating him . What had he done ? Aria had risked her life for the awakening , all for him , while he had dismissed her as useless and indulged himself shamelessly with his beta . He couldn't imagine how Aria must have felt when her heart was full of excitement because of her awakening , only to sense the crushing Chapter despair of his betrayal with his beta . She must be devastated and hopeless . An unbearable sorrow consumed him . The words she had spoken that day about leaving weren't about a friend - she had been talking about herself . Her death had been foreshadowed , but he had failed to see it . In his daze , Kane seemed to see his 22 - year - old self staring at him with eyes full of disappointment . " You betrayed Aria . You broke the mate bond . As punishment , Aria is gone forever ." The final two lines of her note were like daggers , tearing him apart . His beloved little wolf didn't want to meet him again - not in any lifetime . How much pain must she have endured to write those words ? And the one responsible for all of it was him .