Warren hugged her then. Held onto the shred of sanity she held of his mind. He leaned into her taking comfort in her. He felt that she was hurt too, by her own words. He shook his head.<br/><br/>"Not your fault love...... It wasnt you... Its me...." he stopped and seemed to sag. "Im broken......" His last word was all he could say before his sob escaped and he couldnt talk anymore.<br/><br/><-Karren/Alex-><br/><br/>Karren was thunderstruck..... His mate had killed his son..... Her own pup....... It was no wonder he had been a broken and withdrawn shifter when he came to them before Vietnam...... He had had that look of a shell shocked soldier..... But then hed volunteered and took Brandt with him. When they had returned he had changed. He was harder, but more fragile too. Hed finally left behind his past. Now she realized hed only been successful in burying it, avoiding it. Her wolf howled her sadness at the pain of the loss her pup felt. And the sense of loss she now felt. Shed had a grandson...... And he had been stolen from his father, her son....... She just couldnt comprehend a mother killing her own child.<br/><br/>Alex held his shocked mate. His heart twisted at the physical pain he felt rolling off of his sons and mate. He even felt a faint bit of despair from Kai. He was an Alpha though. He was used to trying to remain strong. To soothe and protect his pack and family. He lent his mate his strength now. His mind was boggled at the loss Warren had suffered. He had known lesser shifters to lose their minds in grief over such a tragedy as losing a pup.<br/><br/><-Brandt-><br/><br/>Brandt rubbed his arms and moved to his mother. He couldnt imagine the loss his brother had suffered. He now knew why Warren had been so distant and cold when they first met. He had run headfirst to war to drown the grief he had hidden so deep no one knew it existed. Only one thought came to him..... The bitch was still trying to kill him, to hurt him...... His features hardened. Hed protect his brother and new sister just as hed done on the battlefield. Hed kill if he had to. No one would hurt them again.