“I want to give you what you need so badly,” I say. His large hand strokes down my hair, soothing me and himself. I burrow into him and feel him shiver in response. “I know that you took an oath. And I know that this is doomed. But…Koen. There is very little that I wouldn’t do for you, if you were to ask me.” “Serena.” I hear the blurry edge of his smile. A quiet sigh. “I would throw away my pack, my life, and my entire world for you. Which is the exact reason I cannot have you.”
