Shadewood "I'll trade my heart for a hug, right about now. It hurts to be doomed."

So she didn’t know- good. “It was-“ his tongue stuttered, throat constricted as though even breathing her name would hurt him all over again. The livid man closed his eyes, taking a breath, and finally released her name. “Phex.” 
His gaze glared a permafrost patch into the robust grass patches and natural mulch, his heart breaking within his irises.
or was it? “Bringing his view back to the plain woman, the need filled his voice fully, fueling it with the insistence he desired for his point to be made. “A member of the Melonii did this. And I ask you to find out who it was, and gather as much information as you can from their pack- from within.” He took a slight step forward. 

“Are you capable of that?”