Guilt is a bitter brew

Rhyme was completely hollow, there was nothing but an ache in his heart. His eyes seemed to have glossed over the moment he knew Shaye was gone. His mind was blank, he hadn’t eaten, he hadn’t been able to sleep. He barely knew where he was but beside Shaye. There were no tears left, his throat was raw from screams of denial. He didn’t see anyone that tried to console him, hadn’t even noticed as Motif ran from his side. He was fully consumed in the loss and he didn’t wish to be brought out of the deep sorrow that overwhelmed the once alpha. Shaye was his partner, she was supposed to grow old beside him, to watch their grandchildren play at their feet and laugh as their family grew. They had been so close to being whole one more time. For the first time in his life Rhyme contemplated if he even wanted to keep going through life. Was it possible without her beside him? The Raven Knights wings were broken.