Caleb’s hands trembled as he opened the journal. The moment he saw the familiar handwriting, tears welled up again and spilled down his face.Â
“May 1st. Today, the doctor told me I have Wolf Dissolution Disorder. I only have three days left. I’m so scared. I want to tell Caleb, but I don’t want him to worry.”Â
“May 2nd. I saw the mate termination contract Caleb gave me. It broke my heart. I know he’s just trying to fulfill Ruby’s dying wish, but I can’t bear to let him go.”Â
“May 3rd. I coughed up so much blood today, but I didn’t dare tell Caleb. I don’t want him to see me like this. I had to watch them go on a date. It felt like my heart was being ripped apart.”Â
By the time he finished reading, he was sobbing uncontrollably. He couldn’t begin to imagine how I had managed to endure those final days. Every page he turned felt like a knife to the heart. He couldn’t fathom the pain I must have felt writing those words.Â
In agony, he gripped his hair, then drove a knife deep into his arm. Only physical pain could dull the torment in his chest.Â
