~ ROWAN
Nyssa's silence was unsettling.
On the outside she looked well enough, she smiled when she ought to, spoke as she always did, but the light of those emotions did not reach her eyes. Her movements were mechanic, as if she were a puppet whose strings were being pulled.
"Rowan," Aria began, voice soft as she made her way over to me.
I hadn't moved from where I stood in front of the palace, staring at the doors that Nyssa ran through in an attempt to get as far away from me as possible.
"There are some things you have to go over."
"I need to see her." I began to move but she grabbed my arm, stopping me in my tracks.
"You just killed an Alpha, Rowan," she hissed. "You have so much to do before this gets out into the other packs and gets out of hand. Besides, she needs some time to herself. She clearly doesn't want to be around anyone right now. The palace needs you."
"So does she," I said simply, smoothing my hands down my clothes.
