Sebastian had been so focused on the physical threats to the pack, so fixated on defending their borders and protecting them from external danger with weapons, that he hadn’t stopped to consider the possibility of an enemy that didn’t come fighting their way in through the border. And now, as he looked back on everything that had happened, he felt incredibly stupid for not understanding sooner that they were already in a war.
Enora’s anger still hung heavy in the air between them, her words echoing in Sebastian’s mind as he replayed their conversation over and over again. He couldn’t shake the feeling of guilt that gnawed at him, the knowledge that he had let her down in more ways than he could count. He had failed to listen to her, to support her, to be the mate that she needed him to be.
“Enora, I…”, Sebastian began, his voice tentative as he reached out to her.