Kane's POV
I left Dean outside, still lost in thought, his jaw clenched as he wrestled with the impossible choice before us. But I couldn't afford to stand still any longer. Not when Elena was slipping further away with every passing second.
I stepped into her room, my chest tightening as I took in the sight of her. Weeks. Weeks since I lost her to Ace, and now, even after finding her, I was on the verge of losing her permanently.
And it was my fault.
The weight of that realization sat heavy on my shoulders, pressing down like an unbearable burden. I did this. My darkness infected her, twisted her into something unrecognizable. I was supposed to protect her, but instead, I'd condemned her to this insatiable hunger, this endless cycle of pleasure and destruction.