Numbness–1
Thea’s POV
“Thea, say something. Please.” Roman’s voice was tight, almost pleading.
I felt three pairs of eyes staring at me, waiting for my reaction. Sebastian sat beside me, his warm palm resting on my back, but it couldn’t melt the ice that had frozen over my heart. Derek Sterling, the imposing and powerful man in my memories, was dead. My father–the Alpha of a Pack–was gone. This should be a big deal. I searched inside myself for traces of grief, but found only emptiness.
Dad and I had never gotten along, especially after everything that happened between Sebastian, Aurora, and me. Of course, I’d never wished for his death, but I couldn’t honestly say I felt anything about it now.
Did that make me a terrible person? My father–the man I’d known my entire life–was dead, and I felt nothing?
“I don’t know what I’m supposed to feel,” I finally said, my voice barely above a whisper.
Sebastian’s hand traced soothing circles on my back as he guided me to sit on the couch, facing the three people who claimed to be my family.
I looked at them, a strange sense of detachment rising within me. Their scents were both familiar and foreign. In my memories, I’d desperately craved even a sliver of their approval, harboring so many feelings for them despite their cruelty toward me. Now, I felt nothing. The place where love for them once existed was completely empty. Like a hunter tracking wolf prints in snow, only to find the wind had erased all traces.
It made me wonder what the fuck had happened. Why did I no longer feel anything for them?
I observed Sebastian from the corner of my eye. His sudden emotional displays toward me left me even more confused.
This man had broken me with countless lonely nights and ruthless words, sneered at my missing wolf, and crushed my heart at every important milestone. His damage ran deeper than the Sterling family’s coldness because at least there had been no false hope there.
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Numbness–1
Why do I feel ice–cold toward the Sterlings, yet still have my heart racing at one look from Sebastian?
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