Chapter 99

*JORDYN’S POV*

As the door clicked shut behind Amelia, I felt an overwhelming sense of heaviness wash over me. My chest tightened, and the room seemed to close in on me. The silence was suffocating. I collapsed into the nearest chair, burying my face in my hands. What had my life become? I was engaged to someone I didn’t love, expected to take on the role of an Alpha alongside a Luna I wasn’t sure I trusted, and all the while, my bond with Brianne tugged at me relentlessly.

The bond…

That damn bond. I could feel it now, burning under my skin, pulling me toward her like an invisible chain. It was always there, simmering just below the surface, reminding me of the connection we shared, a connection that had been brutally severed but never truly gone. Every time I thought of moving forward with Amelia, the bond surged, a painful reminder of what I’d lost.

I let out a shaky breath, pressing my hands against my temples. The pain was dull at first, a familiar ache, but now it was sharp, alm