And he would stop at nothing to punish the man who had hurt her.
Even if that meant turning the lives of those siblings into a living nightmare.
Anyone who made his sister cry deserved to suffer.
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Back inside the apartment, Aria stayed beside Marcus for hours until his breathing finally steadied.
The next morning she sent a formal petition to the Pack Council, requesting a restraining decree against Caleb.
When the notice reached him later that day, fury burned through him like wildfire.
No one had the right to keep him away from the woman he loved.
But despite his rage, Caleb chose not to react immediately.
Instead, he waited.
He wanted Aria to break that decree herself.
To return to him willingly.
Weeks passed slowly.
Marcus’s mental state continued to deteriorate.
Nightmares haunted him almost every night. Sometimes he woke screaming, drenched in sweat. During the day he often sat silently for hours, staring into nothingness as if the world around him had faded away.
Aria brought a healer—an elder wolf skilled in mending wounded minds.
Marcus refused to speak to him.
Still, Aria refused to give up.
She fought tirelessly—for Marcus’s recovery and for justice.
But the situation only worsened.