98

KATHERINE

Today...

As I stood at my window, watching Derek and Eva walk back toward the pack house, I could barely make out the subtle shifts in their body language.

Derek had just finished speaking with Seline outside—again—and though I hadn’t been able to hear their conversation, the swollen, disappointed expression on Seline’s face told me everything I needed to know.

She had probably tried to apologize, to make amends, and beg for Derek’s forgiveness. It wasn’t the first time. In fact, it seemed to be a regular occurrence these days, and it never ended well for her.

Seline had that look about her—the kind of raw vulnerability and desperation that clung to a person when they were trying too hard to mend something that was already broken.

She’d thrown herself into trying to get Derek back, but it was obvious he wasn’t giving her what she wanted. Not today, and maybe not ever.

I didn’t know exactly how their conversation ended, but seeing Derek walk away from her so calmly and w