I'm cursed with Blood Rot, and my days are numbered.
I didn't want to leave with any regrets, so I traveled alone to Laurel Bay, a place I had always longed to visit.
I didn't tell anyone I planned to end my life there.
I just never expected to run into my former mate.
We hadn't seen each other in ten years.
He wore another she-wolf's bonding token, and the photo on his phone was of their pup.
We were exchanging strained pleasantries when he suddenly asked, "Do you still hate me, Celeste?"