Would you love me less?

Tamsyn flinched away at Resin's growl, her mint gaze falling away from Resin's face and a trembling paw retreating to the outside of the cell once more as Resin scolded her. Her already hollow, pained heart snapped in her chest and she forced herself to get up and go toward the stairs at Resin's insistence, though she probably didn't move with the urgency or quickness that Resin wanted her to.

It felt like every step she took dug the knife deeper into her chest, her throat tight with emotion as she forced herself to not look back at her mate, the growls and snarls echoing around the dungeon and continuing to echo in her mind. In that moment she wished yet again that she had just died that night so she wouldn't have to live through this pain that seemed never ended and all encompassing, but now she didn't have a choice. Now she had to be the mother for their children and she was forced to face this life she no longer wanted. She had to be brave, just as Resin said. It felt impossible, but she had no choice. She climbed up the stairs and back out into the world, fighting back the tears that had been her only constant companion these days.

Tamsyn Carpathius