Larksong Grotto His goal in life was to be an echo

In no way had Reek envisioned himself becoming a serial cheater. Sure, it had happened in the summer while Reek was still mated to Wynter, but Reek had been in a very dark place and Saena had caught him mid-fall. Their mateship had never even been consumated physically. Still, he wasn't justifying his actions, but this time, it felt scores more heinous than his infidelity on Wynter had been. Where he had felt little guilt before, now Reek felt the full emotional brunt of his actions and he would live with the effect for the rest of his life.

This time, he felt he had learned his lesson. "I have," he said soflty. There was no subtlety to the lesson he had learned. This time, it smacked him right in the face. "I've dissapointed so many wolves Jhala— I don't want to be the man that I was anymore. I'm tired of putting myself first." Living for himself, he felt, had only caused him more trouble than it was worth. "I want to do things the right way for once."