'Do you regret it now?' Axel's voice cut through Ravyn's mind, stripped clean of every trace of sarcasm, and left with nothing but raw disappointment.
Tears blurred Ravyn's vision until the room swam. His chest locked up so tight that every breath felt like it was being dragged through broken glass.
'Why didn't you tell me?' His voice through the mindlink was filled with regret.
Axel stayed quiet for a beat, then let out a long, tired sigh that seemed to carry years of frustration with it.
'You never wanted to hear a single bad word about her. Every time I tried to warn you, you shut me out cold. I kept telling you to have a shift with her, to know the kind of wolf she had, but whenever she came up with another excuse you just swallowed it without a second thought. You brushed off every single warning I gave you, and now look where that got us. We're trapped because she's carrying our pup.'
