Would he still look at him the same way if there were nothing beautiful left to admire?
Raniel's fingers tightened around a handful of silver strands. He hated that he was thinking about such things, hated that Vincent's words had managed to find their way into the small, fragile part of him that still believed he deserved to be loved.
But what if Vincent was right?
What if Ilyan had only loved him because there was something about him worth loving? What if, one day, the alpha finally realized that there was nothing special about the person he had chosen?
Raniel lowered his head, his hair falling over his face as he struggled to hold back the tears gathering in his eyes.
He didn't want to lose Ilyan.
