Chapter 42

“Did I not tell you that sorry meant nothing before?”

“B-but I really am sorry. I didn’t know that any of what happened would, I was just desperate, I-I wanted my paws on the ground again, I-I wanted a run, I just wanted to run. Apart from being weak, apart from not telling you that I was going out, what did I do so wrong? I don’t…” A sob edged her lips as she cried, hanging on to his shirt even tighter. “I don’t understand.”

“You weren’t wrong for being weak, Celeste, you were wrong for putting your f*cking self in danger.” He pulled at his shirt. “Let go, I have to prepare for patrol.”

“Bu—”

“I said to let go.”

Reluctantly, Celeste let his shirt loose, eyes watching brokenly as he headed up the stairs. “I’ll be in my room, please don’t disturb me…”

And then he was gone.

Celeste rubbed her watery eyes as she walked up the stairs as well. He really didn’t care about her, he really hated her guts with everything in his. He looked at her as if